Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China

Introduction: Previous studies have indicated that the patients with psychiatric illness were at higher risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in schizophrenia patients remains unclear. Methodology: Between June 2014 and January 2015, 415 schizophren...

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Main Authors: Yiying Wang, Lugang Yu, Hui Zhou, Zhiwei Zhou, Huijuan Zhu, Yinghui Li, Zhi Zheng, Xinxin Li, Chen Dong
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Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2016-04-01
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Lugang Yu
Hui Zhou
Zhiwei Zhou
Huijuan Zhu
Yinghui Li
Zhi Zheng
Xinxin Li
Chen Dong
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Hui Zhou
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Yinghui Li
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Xinxin Li
Chen Dong
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description Introduction: Previous studies have indicated that the patients with psychiatric illness were at higher risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in schizophrenia patients remains unclear. Methodology: Between June 2014 and January 2015, 415 schizophrenia patients and 3,038 controls who had been routinely immunized as infants were recruited in the present study. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), HBsAb, and HBV DNA were detected with commercial methods according to the manufacturer’s protocol. A 600-bp region of the S gene (region nt236–nt835) was amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The genotypes of isolated HBV were identified using phylogenetic analysis by the neighbor-joining algorithm in the software MEGA version 4.1. Results: The seroprevalence of HBsAg in schizophrenia patients was 6.75%, which was significantly higher than 3.32% measured in controls. HBsAg prevalence was 7.94% in male schizophrenia patients and 5.47% in female schizophrenia patients, while it was only 4.04% in males and 2.08% in females in the control group. The HBsAb seroprevalence rate was 58.31% in schizophrenia patients and 59.94% in non-schizophrenia controls. Moreover, one HBV strain in the schizophrenia group presented I126S vaccine escape mutation (5.88%), while three HBV isolates showed Q129H, M133L, and G145R vaccine escape mutations in the control group (6.81%). Conclusions: Schizophrenia patients are at higher risk for HBV infection, even those who had received routine immunization. Therefore, a booster HB vaccination targeted at schizophrenia patients should be considered in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-ca94bea597d54c2bb99b6bbc5bb0f91f2025-08-20T02:14:20ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802016-04-01100410.3855/jidc.7377Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in ChinaYiying Wang0Lugang Yu1Hui Zhou2Zhiwei Zhou3Huijuan Zhu4Yinghui Li5Zhi Zheng6Xinxin Li7Chen Dong8School of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSuzhou Industrial Park Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, ChinaSuzhou Industrial Park Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaHuai’an Third Hospital, Huai’an, ChinaHuai’an Third Hospital, Huai’an, ChinaZhangjiagang Women and Children Health Center, Suzhou, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Medical College of Soochow University, Suzhou, ChinaIntroduction: Previous studies have indicated that the patients with psychiatric illness were at higher risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. However, the efficacy of hepatitis B vaccine in schizophrenia patients remains unclear. Methodology: Between June 2014 and January 2015, 415 schizophrenia patients and 3,038 controls who had been routinely immunized as infants were recruited in the present study. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), HBsAb, and HBV DNA were detected with commercial methods according to the manufacturer’s protocol. A 600-bp region of the S gene (region nt236–nt835) was amplified by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The genotypes of isolated HBV were identified using phylogenetic analysis by the neighbor-joining algorithm in the software MEGA version 4.1. Results: The seroprevalence of HBsAg in schizophrenia patients was 6.75%, which was significantly higher than 3.32% measured in controls. HBsAg prevalence was 7.94% in male schizophrenia patients and 5.47% in female schizophrenia patients, while it was only 4.04% in males and 2.08% in females in the control group. The HBsAb seroprevalence rate was 58.31% in schizophrenia patients and 59.94% in non-schizophrenia controls. Moreover, one HBV strain in the schizophrenia group presented I126S vaccine escape mutation (5.88%), while three HBV isolates showed Q129H, M133L, and G145R vaccine escape mutations in the control group (6.81%). Conclusions: Schizophrenia patients are at higher risk for HBV infection, even those who had received routine immunization. Therefore, a booster HB vaccination targeted at schizophrenia patients should be considered in the future. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7377hepatitis B virushepatitis B vaccineschizophreniaseroprevalence
spellingShingle Yiying Wang
Lugang Yu
Hui Zhou
Zhiwei Zhou
Huijuan Zhu
Yinghui Li
Zhi Zheng
Xinxin Li
Chen Dong
Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
hepatitis B virus
hepatitis B vaccine
schizophrenia
seroprevalence
title Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China
title_full Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China
title_fullStr Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China
title_full_unstemmed Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China
title_short Serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis B virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in China
title_sort serologic and molecular characteristics of hepatitis b virus infection in vaccinated schizophrenia patients in china
topic hepatitis B virus
hepatitis B vaccine
schizophrenia
seroprevalence
url https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/7377
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