Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus

As a high-risk factor of perinatal HBV transmission, the potential role of maternal hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) to guide antiviral prophylaxis has not yet been fully reported. This large prospective cohort study enrolled 1177 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive pregnant women without anti...

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Main Authors: Ying Lu, Yarong Song, Xiangjun Zhai, Fengcai Zhu, Jianxun Liu, Zhanjun Chang, Yi Li, Yiwei Xiao, Lili Li, Minmin Liu, Jia Liu, Zhongping Duan, Huaibin Zou, Hui Zhuang, Jie Wang, Jie Li
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1899055
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Yarong Song
Xiangjun Zhai
Fengcai Zhu
Jianxun Liu
Zhanjun Chang
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Yiwei Xiao
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Jia Liu
Zhongping Duan
Huaibin Zou
Hui Zhuang
Jie Wang
Jie Li
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Yarong Song
Xiangjun Zhai
Fengcai Zhu
Jianxun Liu
Zhanjun Chang
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Yiwei Xiao
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Minmin Liu
Jia Liu
Zhongping Duan
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Jie Li
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description As a high-risk factor of perinatal HBV transmission, the potential role of maternal hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) to guide antiviral prophylaxis has not yet been fully reported. This large prospective cohort study enrolled 1177 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive pregnant women without antiviral treatment and their newborns. HBeAg, HBsAg, and viral load in maternal serum collected before delivery were measured. All the newborns were given standard passive–active immunoprophylaxis within 12 h after birth, and post-vaccination serologic testing was performed at 7 (±7d) months of age. The results revealed that 20 of the 1177 infants (1.70%) were immunoprophylaxis failure, and all their mothers were HBeAg positive. Maternal quantitative HBeAg was positively correlated with viral load (r = 0.83; P < .0001) and quantitative HBsAg (r = 0.68; P < .0001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for predicting immunoprophylaxis failure by maternal HBeAg was comparable to that by maternal viral load (0.871 vs 0.893; P = .441) and HBsAg (0.871 vs 0.871; P = .965). The optimal cutoff value of maternal quantitative HBeAg to predict perinatal infection was 2.21 log10 PEI U/mL, and the sensitivity and specificity was 100.0% and 74.5%, respectively. According to maternal viral load >2 × 105 IU/mL, the sensitivity and specificity of maternal qualitative HBeAg to identify the risk of HBV MTCT for pregnant women and determine the necessity for antiviral prophylaxis was 95.5% and 92.6%, respectively. This study showed that maternal HBeAg can be a surrogate marker of HBV DNA for monitoring and evaluating whether antiviral prophylaxis is necessary for preventing perinatal HBV transmission.
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spelling doaj-art-a6717a064fdf48669f97edd46bb969ce2025-08-20T03:52:57ZengTaylor & Francis GroupEmerging Microbes and Infections2222-17512021-01-0110155556410.1080/22221751.2021.1899055Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virusYing Lu0Yarong Song1Xiangjun Zhai2Fengcai Zhu3Jianxun Liu4Zhanjun Chang5Yi Li6Yiwei Xiao7Lili Li8Minmin Liu9Jia Liu10Zhongping Duan11Huaibin Zou12Hui Zhuang13Jie Wang14Jie Li15Department of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, People's Republic of ChinaJiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanjing, People's Republic of ChinaZhengzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of ChinaZhengzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhengzhou, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaBeijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaDepartment of Microbiology &amp; Infectious Disease Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaAs a high-risk factor of perinatal HBV transmission, the potential role of maternal hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) to guide antiviral prophylaxis has not yet been fully reported. This large prospective cohort study enrolled 1177 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive pregnant women without antiviral treatment and their newborns. HBeAg, HBsAg, and viral load in maternal serum collected before delivery were measured. All the newborns were given standard passive–active immunoprophylaxis within 12 h after birth, and post-vaccination serologic testing was performed at 7 (±7d) months of age. The results revealed that 20 of the 1177 infants (1.70%) were immunoprophylaxis failure, and all their mothers were HBeAg positive. Maternal quantitative HBeAg was positively correlated with viral load (r = 0.83; P < .0001) and quantitative HBsAg (r = 0.68; P < .0001). The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for predicting immunoprophylaxis failure by maternal HBeAg was comparable to that by maternal viral load (0.871 vs 0.893; P = .441) and HBsAg (0.871 vs 0.871; P = .965). The optimal cutoff value of maternal quantitative HBeAg to predict perinatal infection was 2.21 log10 PEI U/mL, and the sensitivity and specificity was 100.0% and 74.5%, respectively. According to maternal viral load >2 × 105 IU/mL, the sensitivity and specificity of maternal qualitative HBeAg to identify the risk of HBV MTCT for pregnant women and determine the necessity for antiviral prophylaxis was 95.5% and 92.6%, respectively. This study showed that maternal HBeAg can be a surrogate marker of HBV DNA for monitoring and evaluating whether antiviral prophylaxis is necessary for preventing perinatal HBV transmission.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1899055Hepatitis B virusMother-to-child transmissionHepatitis B e antigenAntiviral prophylaxis
spellingShingle Ying Lu
Yarong Song
Xiangjun Zhai
Fengcai Zhu
Jianxun Liu
Zhanjun Chang
Yi Li
Yiwei Xiao
Lili Li
Minmin Liu
Jia Liu
Zhongping Duan
Huaibin Zou
Hui Zhuang
Jie Wang
Jie Li
Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
Emerging Microbes and Infections
Hepatitis B virus
Mother-to-child transmission
Hepatitis B e antigen
Antiviral prophylaxis
title Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
title_full Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
title_fullStr Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
title_full_unstemmed Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
title_short Maternal hepatitis B e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
title_sort maternal hepatitis b e antigen can be an indicator for antiviral prophylaxis of perinatal transmission of hepatitis b virus
topic Hepatitis B virus
Mother-to-child transmission
Hepatitis B e antigen
Antiviral prophylaxis
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2021.1899055
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