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[Screening for hepatitis B carriers at the maternity unit of Besançon teaching hospital]
M L Dalphin1, J Schirrer, C Colette
1Service de Pédiatrie, CHU, Besançon.
Insights
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) serovaccination protects nearly all infants born to infected mothers. Routine screening identified 1.12% of newborns as carriers in 1990, aligning with national averages.
Area of Science:
- Hepatology
- Virology
- Public Health
Abstract:
There are more than 280 carriers of the hepatitis B virus worldwide. The risk of chronic carriers, and a fatal outcome due to hepatocarcinoma, is estimated to be about 50% in Asian children contaminated by materno-fetal transmission. Serovaccination of the neonatal infant born to a HBV carrying mother provides protection in nearly 100% of cases. Routine screening for HBV carriers at the Besançon teaching hospital maternity unit led to the vaccination of 1.12% of the babies born in 1990, which corresponds to the current national average.
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