Journal of Practical Hepatology ›› 2023, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (2): 177-180.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2023.02.007

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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus in pregnant women with high serum HBV loads by oral tenofovir, and human hepatitis B immunoglobulin and hepatitis B vaccine combination immunization in fetus

Yang Xiaolei, Chi ZhenJing, Sun Yimian, et al.   

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth People's Hospital, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Received:2022-11-22 Online:2023-03-10 Published:2023-03-21

Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to observe the blocking effect of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in pregnant women with high serum HBV loads by oral tenofovir, and human hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG)and hepatitis B vaccine (HBVac) combination immunization in fetus. Methods A total of 109 pregnant women with high serum viral load of hepatitis B virus were encountered in the Fourth People's Hospital, Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province between April 2019 and February 2022, and were divided into control (n=55) and observation group (n=54). The fetus in the control group were treated with HBIG and HBVac immunization immediately after birth, and those in the observation group got the same immunization, and their mothers took tenofovir orally at gestation of 28 weeks until delivery. The mothers and fetuses were carefully followed-up for 7 months. Serum biochemical parameters, HBV markers and HBV DNA loads were routinelymonitored. The untoward pregnancy outcomes of neonates were recorded. Results At inclusion, there were no significant differences as respect to ages, gestation, pregnancy times and birth times in the two groups(P>0.05); at birth, serum HBV DNA load in the observation women was (0.8±0.8)lgIU/mL, significantly lower than [(7.8±1.1)lgIU/mL, P<0.05] in the control, while there was no significant difference respect to serum ALT levels in the two groups [(41.5±6.4)U/L vs. (43.6±7.0)U/L, P>0.05); at the end of seven month follow-up, serum HBsAg, HBeAg and HBV DNA load in all fetuses in the observation group were negative, while they were positive in 5 cases, 4 cases and 4 cases in the control, with the blocking failure of 12.7%, much higher than 0.0% in the observation (P<0.05). Conclusion The oral administration of tenofovir with HBIG and HBVac combination immunization could successfully block the mother-to-infant transmission of HBV, without severe untoward effects or pregnancy outcomes, which warrants further clinical investigation.

Key words: Hepatitis B virus carriers, Mother-to-child transmission, Human hepatitis B immunoglobulin, Hepatitis B vaccine, Pregnancy