Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2021, Vol. 24 ›› Issue (3): 331-334.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2021.03.007

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Efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and dual immunization regimen in blocking mother-to-child hepatitis B viral transmission in pregnant women with hepatitis B virus carrier

Huang Yongqun, Huang Runqiang, Xiong Ping’an   

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth People's Hospital, Haikou 570100,Hainan Province, China
  • Received:2020-07-09 Online:2021-05-30 Published:2021-04-30

Abstract: Objective The purpose of this study was to observe the efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and dual immunization regimen in blocking mother-to-child hepatitis B viral transmission in pregnant women with hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier.Methods 120 HBV carrying pregnant women were admitted to our hospital between December 2016 and September 2019,and were randomly divided into control and observation group. The pregnant women in the control group didn’t receive any antiviral treatment, while those in the observation group were treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate at gestational week 26 to 28 until delivery. The newborns were inoculated with dual immunization regimen, e.g. hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin immediately after birth. Serum HBV DNA loads were detected by PCR, and serum HBsAg and HBeAg were assayed by colloidal gold method.Results At delivery, serum ALT level in the observation women was (23.2±3.6)IU/L, not significantly different compared to [(26.9±4.0)IU/L, P>0.05] in the control, serum HBV DNA loads was (3.1±0.7) lg copies/mL, significantly lower than [(5.9±0.8) lg copies/mL, P<0.05] in the control; the Apgar score in the observation new infants was (9.7±0.3), not significantly different compared to [(9.9±0.5), P>0.05] in the control, and the lengths, body masses and head circumferences in the two group newborns were not significantly different (P>0.05); at delivery, six months and twelve months after delivery, the positive HBV infection in the observation infants were 1.7%, 1.7% and 1.7%, not significantly lower than 11.7%, 11.7% and 13.3% (P>0.05) in the control.Conclusion The management of pregnant women with HBV carrier with oral tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and double immunization program in time for newborns could significantly reduce serum HBV loads, and therefore might decrease mother to infant HBV transmission, which needs multi-center investigation.

Key words: Hepatitis B viral carrier, Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, Dual immunization regimen, Mother-to-child transmission, Blocking