Type B hepatitis in Iran

Type B hepatitis in Iran

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was found in 1% of controls, 2.1% of professional blood donors, 2.0% of leprosy patients and 76.1% of acute hepatitis in Tehran and Mashhad, Iran. All HBsAg positive samples also possessed antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen and all were subtype ayw. Type B h...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta medica Iranica 1977, Vol.20 (3-4), p.105-110
Hauptverfasser: Tabarestani, M, Hoofnagle, J H, Afkari, A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acute Disease
Blood Donors
Carrier State - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - epidemiology
Hepatitis B - immunology
Hepatitis B Core Antigens - analysis
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis
Humans
Iran
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Zusammenfassung:Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was found in 1% of controls, 2.1% of professional blood donors, 2.0% of leprosy patients and 76.1% of acute hepatitis in Tehran and Mashhad, Iran. All HBsAg positive samples also possessed antibody to the hepatitis B core antigen and all were subtype ayw. Type B hepatitis and the HBsAg state are frequent in Iran, but most must be accounted for by "non-parenteral" or inapparent" parenteral exposure.
ISSN:0044-6025
1735-9694