Euro surveillance : bulletin européen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin
Volume 14, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 5-7

Surveillance for hepatitis B virus infection in pregnant women in Greece shows high rates of chronic infection among immigrants and low vaccination-induced protection rates: preliminary results of a single center study. (Article)

Elefsiniotis I.S.* , Glynou I. , Zorou I. , Magaziotou I. , Brokalaki H. , Apostolopoulou E. , Vezali E. , Kada H. , Saroglou G.
  • a Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • b Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • c Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • d Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • e Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • f Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • g Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • h Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece
  • i Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens, Elena Venizelou Hospital, Greece

Abstract

Epidemiological data on the prevalence of serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in pregnant women in Greece are limited. We evaluated the prevalence of HBV serological markers in a multinational population of pregnant women in Athens, Greece. The overall prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) was 4.1% with the highest rates among Albanian immigrants (12%). Relatively low vaccination-induced protection rates (32.5%) were observed, a finding suggesting that surveillance and immunisation programmes targeted at pregnant women are necessary.

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methodology Pregnancy Complications, Infectious pregnancy complication Population Surveillance human risk assessment statistics Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome creutzfeldt jakob disease Humans female pilot study risk factor Risk Factors Greece pregnancy Incidence Disease Outbreaks Article epidemic Hepatitis B Vaccines adult Hepatitis B, Chronic Utilization Review hepatitis B vaccine vaccination hepatitis B Pilot Projects health survey
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ISSN: 15607917
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English