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The Delayed Immune Response of Infants of Diabetic Mothers to Hepatitis B Vaccine: A prospective Case-Control Study

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Neonatal Infections
Neonatal Screening

Abstract

Background: Infants of diabetic mothers (IDMs) have a significantly greater risk for perinatal morbidity, mortality, and altered immune response. Aim of work: To assess the immune response of IDMs for hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and to compare them with infants of non-diabetic mothers as a control group.  Patients and Methods: 150 neonates met the inclusion criteria; 100 IDMs and 50 infants' non-diabetic mothers as controls. All neonates who met the inclusion criteria received HBV vaccine during the first 24 hours of age and at 1 and 6 months of age according to the WHO guidelines. Furthermore, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B virus surface antibodies (anti-HBs), and hepatitis B virus core antibodies (anti-Hbc) were measured at 9, 12, and 24 months of age. Results: IDMs had significantly higher birth weight when compared to infants of the non-diabetic mothers (3.6 ± 0.4 kg and 3.03 ± 0.5 kg, P-value 0.01). There was a significant difference between the response to anti-HBs between case group and control group at 9 months 7±12 mIU/dL versus 20±23 mIU/dL (P-value < 0.0001). However, anti-HBs antibodies levels follow-up at 12 and 24 months showed no significant differences between the case and control groups. Conclusion:At 9 months of age, post HBV vaccination, there was a delayed immune response for HBV vaccine was present in IDM compared to infants of non-diabetic mothers. However, IDM became immune at follow-up at 12 and 24 months of age.

DOI

10.21608/anj.2021.65423.1022

Keywords

Infants of diabetic mothers, IDM, Immune Response, Hepatitis B vaccine

Authors

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

Soliman

MiddleName

T.

Affiliation

Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

Email

gamal.soliman@gmail.com

City

Minia

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First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Professor of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Minia university, Egypt

Email

shokry11b@gmail.com

City

Minia

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First Name

Abdel-Azeem

Last Name

El-Mazary

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

Email

abdelazeemhemed@gmail.com

City

Minia

Orcid

0000-0003-4461-9860

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Egypt

Email

ahmed_ali@gmail.com

City

Minia

Orcid

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First Name

Ramadan

Last Name

Mahmoud

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Associate professor, Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt

Email

ramadan.aboelhassan@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

0000-0002-7310-7795

Volume

3

Article Issue

2

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26724

Issue Date

2021-07-01

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2021-02-08

Publish Date

2021-07-01

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145

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159

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2636-3569

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959

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Annals of Neonatology Journal

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22 Jan 2023