2004
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-004-5755-9
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Sreening of pregnant women for hepatitis B markers in a French Provincial University Hospital (Limoges) during 15 years

Abstract: During the 15 years from January 1984 to December 1998 the Limoges University Hospital screened 22,859 pregnant patients for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) and identified 149 positives. The overall prevalence (0.65%) was intermediate between prevalences observed among women of French origin (0.29%), French West Indies islands (5.68%) and of foreign origin particulary South East Asian origin (7.14%) and Sub Saharan African origin (6.52%). Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) replication markers was detected with relat… Show more

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“…The prevalence of HBsAg carriers found in our study, 39/8,193 (0.48%; 95% CI 0.35–0.65), was lower than the rates among pregnant women in other European countries like Italy [8] (1.0%; 95% CI 0.67–1.5%), France [9] (0.65%; 95% CI 0.55–0.77) and England [10] (0.9%; 95% CI 0.81–0.92). Two other German studies both performed in the Western part of Germany showed higher prevalences of 1.4% (95% CI 0.84–2.42) and 1.59% (95% CI 1.3–1.96) HBsAg carriers, respectively [2,3].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 80%
“…The prevalence of HBsAg carriers found in our study, 39/8,193 (0.48%; 95% CI 0.35–0.65), was lower than the rates among pregnant women in other European countries like Italy [8] (1.0%; 95% CI 0.67–1.5%), France [9] (0.65%; 95% CI 0.55–0.77) and England [10] (0.9%; 95% CI 0.81–0.92). Two other German studies both performed in the Western part of Germany showed higher prevalences of 1.4% (95% CI 0.84–2.42) and 1.59% (95% CI 1.3–1.96) HBsAg carriers, respectively [2,3].…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 80%
“…Gotstein et al (2002) recently reported a hepatitis B carrier rate of 0.56% for pregnant women in the United States. The overall prevalence of pregnant women in France is 0.65%, women with French origin revealed a low rate of 0.29%, women from South East Asia 7.1% and 6.5% for women from Sub-Saharan Africa (Denis et al, 2004). The migration of people from HBV-endemic countries to low-endemic areas results in an elevated seroprevalence (Al-Awaidy et al, 2006).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…La prévalence de 2,1 pour 1000 chez les femmes de 18 à 80 ans consultant en centre d'examen de santé selon le rapport InVS de 2004 est une donnée trop globale qui sousestime la gravité de la situation, d'autant plus que la prévalence augmente avec l'âge [9]. La prévalence observée dans la population sélectionnée des femmes accouchant au CHU de Limoges entre 1984 et 1998 était de 6,5 pour 1000, elle témoigne d'une population à risque moyen [8].…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…La seule étude disponible est basée sur des données administratives, limitées au régime général de l'Assurance Maladie et à un département : elle estimait que plus de 20 % des femmes enceintes échappaient au dépistage en 1999 [7]. De plus, la prévalence de l'Ag HBs au cours de la grossesse est seulement documentée par un travail ancien et dans une population non représentative de parturientes d'un hôpital universitaire [8]. Selon le rapport 2004 de l'Institut national de veille sanitaire (InVS) sur la prévalence des hépatites virales dans la population française métropolitaine âgée de 18 à 80 ans et examinée en centres d'examen de santé, la Picardie appartient à la zone de plus forte prévalence avec 1,12 % (zone Nord-Est).…”
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