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Sreening of pregnant women for hepatitis B markers in a French Provincial University Hospital (Limoges) during 15 years

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Abstract. During the 15 years from January 1984 to December 1998 the Limoges University Hospital screened 22,859 pregnant patients for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) and identified 149 positives. The overall prevalence (0.65%) was intermediate between prevalences observed among women of French origin (0.29%), French West Indies islands (5.68%) and of foreign origin particulary South East Asian origin (7.14%) and Sub Saharan African origin (6.52%). Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) replication markers was detected with relative low frequence (HBe Ag: 14.4%; HBV-DNA: 13.7–20%) among HBs Ag positive mothers. Markers of delta hepatitis virus was found among 10.5% of the HBs Ag carrier pregnant women. During the 15 years study period variations of the global prevalence were not statistically significant. Universal prenatal screening and infant immunisation could greatly contribute to the control of HBV infection if the polemic about the hepatitis B vaccination recently propagated in France will not have a negative effect on the acceptance and national programme of vaccination.

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Abbreviations

HBV:

hepatitis B virus

HBs Ag :

hepatitis B surface antigen

HBV-DNA :

ADN of hepatitis B virus

HBe Ag:

hepatitis B “e” antigen

anti HBe Ag :

hepatitis B “e” antibody

HBIG:

hepatitis B immune globulin

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  1. Department of Bactériology-Virology-Hygiène, Dupuytren University Hospital, Limoges, 87042, France

    François Denis, Sylvie Ranger-Rogez, Sophie Alain, Marcelle Mounier, Caroline Debrock, Anne Wagner & Christian Delpeyroux

  2. Gynecology and Obstetric, University Hospital, Limoges, France

    Jean Louis Tabaste & Yves Aubard

  3. UF Recherche clinique et Biostatistique, University Hospital, Limoges, France

    Pierre-Marie Preux

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Denis, F., Ranger-Rogez, S., Alain, S. et al. Sreening of pregnant women for hepatitis B markers in a French Provincial University Hospital (Limoges) during 15 years. Eur J Epidemiol 19, 973–978 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-004-5755-9

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