Hepatitis B Testing: Old Tricks for Newborn Players

Zainul Azhar; Rachael Purcell; Jim Buttery; Richard Doherty

doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000002621

Hepatitis B Testing: Old Tricks for Newborn Players

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2020 Jun;39(6):560-561. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002621.

Authors

Zainul Azhar¹, Rachael Purcell¹, Jim Buttery^{1

2}, Richard Doherty^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Paediatric Infection and Immunity, Monash Children's Hospital.
² Department of Paediatrics, Monash University, Clayton, Australia.

PMID: 32091500
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002621

Abstract

We describe 2 preterm neonates with transient hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigenemia detected after Hepatitis B vaccination. Repeat serology in both cases tested negative for hepatitis B surface antigen, confirming transient HBs antigenemia. The duration of transient HBs antigenemia affirms current literature in the pediatric population.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
Hepatitis B / epidemiology
Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood*
Hepatitis B Vaccines / administration & dosage
Hepatitis B Vaccines / adverse effects*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Vaccination / standards

Substances

Hepatitis B Antibodies
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis B Vaccines