Table.
Uptake of hepatitis B immunoglobulin and vaccine, and results of serological testing at follow up. Values are numbers (percentages) of infants
| Mother’s hepatitis B e antigen status | Given immunoglobulin
|
Given 1st dose
|
Given 2nd dose
|
Given 3rd dose
|
Given 4th dose
|
Tested serologically | Serology results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Within 2 days | Total | Within time limit | Total | Within time limit | Total | Within time limit | Total | Within time limit | |||||||
| Positive (n=20) | 16 (80) | 14 (70) | 20 (100) | 18 (90) | 16 (80) | 11 (55) | 12 (60) | 7 (35) | 8 (40) | 8 (40) | 6 (30) | 1 positive for HBsAg and HBeAg, 3 immune, 1 negative for HBcAg , 1 result not in notes | ||||
| Negative (n=107) | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | 105 (98) | 93 (87) | 84 (79) | 50 (47) | 72 (67) | 29 (27) | 26 (24) | 23 (22) | 20 (19) | 1 positive for HBsAg and HBeAg, 13 immune, 1 not immune, 5 results not in notes | ||||
| Unknown at delivery (n=3) | 1 (33) | 1 (33) | 3 (100) | 2 (67) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 1 (33) | 2 (67) | 2 (67) | 2 (67) | 1 immune, 1 not received by laboratory | ||||
| Total (n=130) | 20 (19) | 16 (12) | 128 (98) | 113 (88) | 102 (78) | 62 (61) | 86 (66) | 37 (43) | 36 (28) | 33 (92) | 28 (22) | 2 positive for HBsAg and HBeAg | ||||