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Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study

Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou.


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Abstract
Objectives: Thalassemic children with repeated blood transfusion are at higher risk of suffering transfusion related infections including hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBV vaccine immunogenicity in several studies showed variable response rates. The aim of this study is to evaluate the immunogenic effect of hepatitis B vaccine in thalassemic children at different age groups.
Materials and methods: After ethical approval and informed parent consent, 125 diagnosed thalassemic patients were recruited from the Hematology/Oncology Unit, Pediatric Department, Tanta University Hospital. Patient 's transfusion, and vaccination history, clinical data, and blood samples were obtained. Patient 's sera were stored at -20°C till tested for Anti-hepatitis B surface (anti-HBs) by ELISA. Patients with titers <10 IU were tested for HBs-Ag.
Results: Although none of our cases had hepatitis B virus infection, only 20.8% had a protective anti-HBs titer (>10 IU/L). Significantly higher percentage of protected patients (40.1%) were younger than 3 years of age, while age groups above 3years showed a significant trend towards having non protective titers (p=0.003). Anti-HBs titers weren 't correlated to age, ferritin, liver enzymes, and duration of transfusion or number of transfused packs.
Conclusion: Protective Anti-HBs titer was reduced after age of 3 years in our patients. So, we recommend screening of thalassemic patients at age of 3 years to evaluate the need of a booster dose. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2012; 2(2): 44-49

Key words: Thalassemia, HBV, vaccination, immunogenicity


 
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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012; 2(2): 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041

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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657049 [Access: November 22, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041

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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012; 2(2): 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2012), [cited November 22, 2024]; 2(2): 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou (2012) Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 2 (2), 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. 2012. Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2 (2), 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. "Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2 (2012), 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou. "Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 2.2 (2012), 44-49 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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Hanan H. Soliman, Ibrahim Kabbash A., Mohamed R. El-Shanshory, Hala M. Nagy, Said H. Abdou (2012) Evaluation of immune status against hepatitis B in children with thalassemia major in Egypt: A single center study. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2 (2), 44-49 . doi:10.5799/jmid2012.03.0041


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