Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Markers among Polish Alcoholics
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 20 (5), 571-572
- https://doi.org/10.3109/00365548809032509
Abstract
102 consecutive alcoholics attending an outpatient alcoholic clinic were tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers in serum. HBsAg was found in 21, anti-HBs in 22 and anti-HBc in 42; at least 1 marker was present in 49. These results were significantly higher than in a matched control population. Out of 21 HBsAg positive cases 7 had markers of ongoing viral replication as judged by the presence of HBeAg and HBV DNA.Keywords
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