title: High prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus genotype H infection among children with clinical hepatitis in west Mexico.
abstract: Studies on the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) among children are scarce in Latin American countries, especially in Mexico. This study was aimed to investigate the prevalence of HBV infection, occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) and HBV genotypes among children with clinical hepatitis. In total, 215 children with clinical hepatitis were evaluated for HBV infection. HBV serological markers and HBV DNA were analysed. OBI diagnosis and HBV genotyping was performed. HBV infection was found in 11.2% of children with clinical hepatitis. Among these HBV DNA positive-infected children, OBI was identified in 87.5% (n = 21/24) of the cases and 12.5% (n = 3/24) were positive for both HBV DNA and hepatitis B surface antigen. OBI was more frequent among children who had not been vaccinated against hepatitis B (p < 0.05) than in those who had been vaccinated. HBV genotype H was prevalent in 71% of the children followed by genotype G (8%) and genotype A (4%). In conclusion, OBI is common among Mexican children with clinical hepatitis and is associated with HBV genotype H. The results show the importance of the molecular diagnosis of HBV infection in Mexican paediatric patients with clinical hepatitis and emphasise the necessity of reinforcing hepatitis B vaccination in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology in Medicine, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Griselda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Escobedo-Melendez
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology in Medicine, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Panduro
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology in Medicine, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Nora A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Fierro
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology in Medicine, University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D058345:Asymptomatic Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D060005:Genotyping Techniques; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
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