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Hepatitis B e antigen positive mother hepatitis B e antigen long persistence in her non‐infected baby
Author(s) -
Selton D,
Andre M,
May T,
Hascoët J M
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00038.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hbeag , persistence (discontinuity) , hepatitis b virus , antigen , virology , hepatitis b , immunology , hepatitis , virus , hbsag , geotechnical engineering , engineering
We report the case of a baby born to a hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier mother. This infant had a hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) in the serum until 6 months of age. Serial sera samples were analysed for HBV markers. No breakthrough of HBV infection was detected. The origin of this HBV marker has been questioned. Conclusion: HBeAg can persist at a non‐infected baby born to an HBeAg‐positive mother up to the age of 6 months.