Immunoprophylaxis failure and vaccine response in infants born to mothers with chronic hepatitis B infection in Djibouti

Table 3 Characteristics of two hepatitis B virus-infected children born to hepatitis B surface antigen-positive mother

Characteristics	Infant 1	Infant 2
Mother data
Age of mother	34	32
Education level	Illiterate	Illiterate
Family history of HBV	Yes	Yes
Blood transfusion	No	No
Parity of mother	Multiparous	Large multiparous
First antenatal care	3 trimester	3 trimester
History of abortion	No	No
HBV DNA	> 200000 UI/mL	> 200000 UI/mL
HBeAg status	Positive	Positive
Infant data
Birth weight	3.5 kg	2.5-3.5 kg
Delivery mode	Vaginal	Vaginal
Birth rank	2	3
Sex	Male	Male
HBIG + Hep B-BD	Yes	Yes
Hep B3 (penta 1,2, and 3)	Yes	Yes

HBeAg: Hepatitis B e antigen; HBIG: Hepatitis B immunoglobulin; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; Hep B-BD: Hepatitis B Birth Dose; Hep B3: Pentavalent vaccine hepatitis B vaccine administered at 6 wk, 10 wk, and 14 wk of age.