Serological Markers for Hepatitis B Virus in Indochinese Refugees

The Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Exposure in Patients Disclosing a Past History of Hepatitis Infection

“…Established radioimmunoassay methods were employed as previously described. 6 Patients' ages at presentation ranged from 16 to 78 years (average age at presentation: 36.9 years); 33 (37.5%) were males and 55 (62.5%) were females (see Table 1). Twelve females and nine males, representing 23.9% of patients tested, had serological evidence of past or current HBV carriage.…”