Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among male Saudi Arabians

Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among male Saudi Arabians

Sera from 3,588 healthy, ambulatory men living in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia were examined for the presence of HBsAg by a reverse passive HA technique (Hepatest super()); Burroughs Wellcome, Beckenham, United Kingdom). Duplicate analyses were performed for each sample, and quality control...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of infectious diseases 1982-01, Vol.146 (3), p.4410-4410
Hauptverfasser: Talukder, MAS, Gilmore, R, Bacchus, R A
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sera from 3,588 healthy, ambulatory men living in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia were examined for the presence of HBsAg by a reverse passive HA technique (Hepatest super()); Burroughs Wellcome, Beckenham, United Kingdom). Duplicate analyses were performed for each sample, and quality control specimens were included in each assay. The results were positive for 341 of the subjects; the prevalence was 8.8%. Concurrent studies with a population of hospitalized patients revealed a similar prevalence.
ISSN:0022-1899