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Zhong-Jun Shao, Ke Men, De-Zhong Xu, Yong-Ping Yan, Jing-Xia Zhang, Department of Epidemiology, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China
Jian-Qiu Xu, Shaanxi Maternity and Children Healthy Hospital, Xi'an 710003, Shaanxi Province, China
Supported by: National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 3203023.
Correspondence to: De-Zhong Xu, Department of Epidemiology, Forth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, Shaanxi Province, China. xudezh@fmmu.edu.cn
Received: November 5, 2003 Revised: December 10, 2003 Accepted: December 19, 2003 Published online: February 15, 2004
AIM: To investigate the effect of HBeAg on the hepatitis B virus vertical transmission in neonates.
METHODS: HBsAg positive pregnant women were enrolled,and ELISA or Abbott was employed to detect the HBeAg and HBsAg in the peripheral blood of neonates and their mothers.
RESULTS: Fifty-seven HBsAg positive pregnant women were reconfirmed as HBsAg positive. Fifteen of them were detected as HBeAg positive. Eleven of 16 neonates born to 15 HBeAg positive mother were detected as HBeAg positive. Three neonates diagnosed as HBsAg positive by ELISA or Abbott reagents were detected as HBeAg positive. Statistic analysis indicated that HBeAg in newborns was an important risk factor.
CONCLUSION: HBeAg in neonates played an important role during HBV vertical transmission.
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