Hepatitis B infection in Bangladeshi mothers and infants.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
1999 Jun; 30(2): 296-8
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-31708
ABSTRACT
In order to estimate the relative importance of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B in rural Bangladesh a cross-sectional study was carried out. Paired-serum samples of infants aged 2-8 months old, a group of new born, and their mothers were tested for hepatitis B markers using a commercial ELISA test kit. In total, 107 (32.4%) positive for HBcAg, 18 (5.4%) for HBsAg, and 4 (1.2%) for HbeAg. Of the infants, 35 (10.5%) positive for HBcAg, 1 (0.3%) for HBsAg, and none for HBeAg. Of the 18 HBsAg positive mothers, 4 (22%) were HBeAg positive. All 14 children of mothers who were HBeAg negative were negative for HBsAg. Only one out of four (25%) of children of HBeAg positive mothers were HBsAg carriers (8 months old), and in three children transmission did not occur (two 8 months, one 6 months old). This survey indicates that hepatitis B is prevalent in rural Bangladesh and that the perinatal transmission mode may be relatively low.
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Índice:
IMSEAR (Sudeste Asiático)
Assunto principal:
Bangladesh
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
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Prevalência
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Estudos Transversais
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Idade Materna
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Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas
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Hepatite B
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Lactente
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Ano de publicação:
1999
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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