Seroepidemiology analysis of Epstein-Barr virus infection in children in Shenyang from 2022 to 2023
10.12007/j.issn.0258-4646.2024.10.001
- VernacularTitle:2022至2023年沈阳市儿童EB病毒感染血清流行病学分析
- Author:
Jingxuan SUN
1
;
Mingyi XU
;
Zhongyang LIU
;
Ying QI
;
Yanping MA
;
Qiang RUAN
;
Yujing HUANG
Author Information
1. 中国医科大学附属盛京医院病毒研究室,沈阳 110004
- Keywords:
Epstein-Barr virus;
seroepidemiology;
children
- From:
Journal of China Medical University
2024;53(10):865-869
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the seroepidemiology characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus(EBV)infection in children in Shenyang.Methods From June 2022 to May 2023,serum was collected from 12 083 children at Shengjing hospital of China Medical University.Serum capsid antigen(VCA)-IgM,VCA-IgG,EBV nuclear antigen-IgG(EBNA-IgG),and early antigen-IgG(EA-IgG)antibodies were detected using the LIAISION chemiluminescence immunoassay.EBV-DNA was detected using real-time PCR.Differences in antibody positivity rates between sexes,ages,and seasons of onset were compared.Results In 12 083 patients,the positive rates of VCA-IgM,VCA-IgG,EBNA-IgG,and EA-IgG were 9.95%(1 202/12 083),50.57%(6 110/12 083),46.03%(5 562/12 083)and 4.93%(596/12 083).The positive rates of VCA-IgM and EA-IgG were lower in male patients(9.09%and 4.44%,respectively)than in female patients(11.10%,5.60%;all P<0.05).The differences in the positive rates for VCA-IgM,VCA-IgG,EBNA-IgG,and EA-IgG antibodies in children of different ages were statistically significant(all P<0.05).Differences in the positive rates of VCA-IgG,EBNA-IgG,and EA-IgG antibodies were statistically significant when compared between seasons(all P<0.05).Fourteen EBV antibody-positive combinations were detected,of which the main combination was VCA-IgG and EBNA-IgG double-positive,with a total of 4 741 cases(39.24%).Of the 3 712 children who underwent EBV-DNA detection testing,3 034(81.73%)were EBV-DNA-negative and 678(18.27%)were EBV-DNA-posi-tive.VCA-IgG and EBNA-IgG double positivity was the most common in EBV-DNA-negative and EBV-DNA-positive children,accounting for 983(26.48%)and 194 cases(5.23%),respectively.Conclusion Both VCA-IgG and EBNA-IgG antibodies are main positive in children with EBV infection in Shenyang.The positive rate of EBV antibodies is lower in boys than in girls.The positive rates of EBV anti-bodies differ in children of different ages and seasons of onset.