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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in anti-HBs-positive infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers in China.


ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection (OBI) among children and to characterize virology of occult HBV, we conducted an epidemiological survey.

Methods

186 HB-vaccinated infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers were included in the study. Serological tests for HBV markers were performed using commercial ELISA kits. Real-time quantitative PCR and nested PCR were used to detect HBV DNA. PCR products of the C and pre-S/S regions were sequenced and analyzed.

Results

1.61% (3/186) infants were HBsAg positive, and 4.92% (9/183) infants were considered as occult infection. The viral load of mothers was associated with occult infection (P?=?0.020). Incomplete three-dose injections of HB vaccine was associated with HBV infection (P?=?0.022). Six OBI infants were positive for anti-HBs, but their titers were not greater than 100 mIU/mL. Seven isolated HBV pre-S/S sequences were obtained from nine OBI infants. Three of the sequences were genotype C, and four of the sequences were genotype C/D. Escape mutation S143L was found in the four sequences of genotype C/D. All seven sequences lacked G145R and other escape mutation in S region.

Conclusions

Occult HBV infection was detected in anti-HBs positive infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers in China. Occult infection was associated with absent anti-HBs or with low anti-HBs level, high maternal viral loads and escape mutations in the S gene.

SUBMITTER: Su H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3741317 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Occult hepatitis B virus infection in anti-HBs-positive infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers in China.

Su Haixia H   Zhang Yuhai Y   Xu Dezhong D   Wang Bo B   Zhang Lei L   Li Duan D   Xiao Dan D   Li Fan F   Zhang Jingxia J   Yan Yongping Y  

PloS one 20130812 8


<h4>Objective</h4>To investigate the prevalence of occult HBV infection (OBI) among children and to characterize virology of occult HBV, we conducted an epidemiological survey.<h4>Methods</h4>186 HB-vaccinated infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers were included in the study. Serological tests for HBV markers were performed using commercial ELISA kits. Real-time quantitative PCR and nested PCR were used to detect HBV DNA. PCR products of the C and pre-S/S regions were sequenced and analyzed.<h4>  ...[more]

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