FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS-B ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY IN HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS OF HBAg CARRIERS

Concha, Emilio G. de la; Masllorens, Fernando Ortiz; Hernández-Guió, C

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(74)90785-5

The Lancet

1974

DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(74)90785-5

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FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS-B ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY IN HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS OF HBAg CARRIERS

Emilio G. de la Concha¹,

Fernando Ortiz Masllorens²,

C Hernández-Guió³

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“…The transmission of HBV infection without overt parenteral infection is often associated with intimate exposure to a contact in the household, a crowded children's institution, or a hospital, or with sexual activity (12,19,30). In the search for possible modes of cross-infection, HB8Ag has been detected in nearly all body fluids of HB8Ag carriers (23).…”

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Dental care and spread of hepatitis B virus infection

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Sandler²

1978

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Sera from 576 healthy adults were tested for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody (anti-HBs) to evaluate the role of routine dental care as a factor in the spread of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Serological evidence of prior HBV infection, manifested by acquisition of anti-HBs, was detected in 97 (16.8%) individuals, and 6 (1.0%) were identified to be asymptomatic HBsAg carriers. The anticipated correlations of HBsAg and anti-HBs with age, country of birth, and socioeconomic status were observed in the study population. However, prevalences of both HBsAg and anti-HBs were inversely related to the lifetime total of dental care visits. These findings indicated that, in a region in which the HBsAg carrier state and hepatitis B are prevalent, routine dental care is not identified as an important factor in the spread of HBV infection. While the results do not exclude the obvious possibility that cross-infections with HBV may occur during dental care in specific situations, they indicate that this mode of infection is exceptional.

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Dental care and spread of hepatitis B virus infection

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1978

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Nouvelle enquête sur la diffusion familiale de l'antigène HBs

Cazal¹,

Lemaire²,

Robinet-Lévy³

1976

Revue Francaise de Transfusion et Immuno-hématologie

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Hepatitis-B surface antigen and antibody in Black and White patients with venereal diseases.

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King²,

Macnab³

et al. 1977

Sexually Transmitted Infections

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SUMMARY The prevalence of both the hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) and its specific antibody (anti-HBs) was significantly greater in the sera of White patients suffering from sexually transmitted diseases than that in White blood donors. However, Black patients with venereal diseases did not show an increased prevalence of either HBsAg or anti-HBs. These findings support the view that heterosexual transmission of the hepatitis-B virus is less likely to occur in populations in whom this infection is largely acquired before the age of sexual maturity.

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FREQUENCY OF HEPATITIS-B ANTIGEN OR ANTIBODY IN HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS OF HBAg CARRIERS

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Dental care and spread of hepatitis B virus infection

Dental care and spread of hepatitis B virus infection

Nouvelle enquête sur la diffusion familiale de l'antigène HBs

Hepatitis-B surface antigen and antibody in Black and White patients with venereal diseases.

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