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Incidence of Hepatitis B Virus Infections in Preschool Children in Taiwan
Abstract
To determine the incidence of infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) among Chinese preschool children, 1,510 children (mean age, 29 months) were tested for HBV markers; 15.9% were infected with HBV (7.8% positive for hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] and 8.1% positive for antibody to HBsAg) and 84.1% were susceptible when the children were enrolled in the study. The average length of follow-up was 2.1 years among 1,110 children. Among the 924 susceptible children who were followed up, 10.6% had seroconversions for HBV markers, none of which was associated with clinical illness; the annual incidence of HBV infections was 5.0%. Among the 98 children who experienced HBV infections during the study, 23% became HBsAg carriers, and HBsAg persistence was age-related, with most carriers being among the youngest children infected. In contrast, among the children with HBV markers at the time of enrollment, 118 (49.2%) were HBsAg-positive and 86% were still positive on follow-up. The incidence of HBV infections was significantly associated with the frequency of previous injections.
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- Beasley, R. P., Hwang, L.-Y., Lin, C.-C., Leu, M.-L., Stevens, C. E., Szmuness, W., & Chen, K.-P.
- Venue
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1982-08-01
- Volume
- 146
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 198-204
- ISSN
- 0022-1899 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-6613
- OpenAlex
- W2044037141
- Cited by
- 320
- References
- 4
- FWCI
- 7.76
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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