Epidemiological and clinical profile of pediatric hepatitis B virus infections in Wuhan: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a substantial public health safety concern drawing considerable attention in China and globally. The detection of HBV serological markers can enable the assessment of HBV infection and replication status in vivo and evaluate the body's protection against HBV. Therefore, this study aims to identify the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HBV infection in children to prevent and control HBV infection in Wuhan areas.

Methods

We conducted an extensive retrospective cohort analysis of 115,029 individuals aged 0-18 years who underwent HBV serological markers detection for HBV infection in hospital between 2018 and 2021 using Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. We generated descriptive statistics and analysed HBV infection's

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10724974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature