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World J Hepatol. May 28, 2015; 7(9): 1233-1237
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i9.1233
Published online May 28, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i9.1233
Chronic hepatitis B infection in pregnancy
Jennifer R Lamberth, Sheila C Reddy, Jen-Jung Pan, Kevin J Dasher, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Correspondence to: Jennifer R Lamberth, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77030, United States. jennifer.r.lamberth@uth.tmc.edu
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Received: November 29, 2014
Peer-review started: November 29, 2014
First decision: December 12, 2014
Revised: January 26, 2015
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
Processing time: 172 Days and 13.4 Hours
Peer-review started: November 29, 2014
First decision: December 12, 2014
Revised: January 26, 2015
Accepted: February 10, 2015
Article in press: February 12, 2015
Published online: May 28, 2015
Processing time: 172 Days and 13.4 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: In pregnant patients chronically infected with hepatitis B, determining which patients require treatment is not well understood. In this concise review, we discuss four important questions to consider when faced with this patient population: who to treat, when to treat, what medication in which to treat and when to stop treatment.