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[Occurrence of hepatitis B carriers in 2 immigrant families]
1Embedslaegeinstitutionen for Københavns Amt og Frederiksberg.
Abstract:
The occurrence of Hepatitis B carriers in two immigrant families is described. In one family, consisting of parents and five children, three children were found to be carriers of HBsAg and HBe Ag, while the mother was carrier of HBs Ag only. The father and one child had Anti HBs and one child had neither antigen nor antibody. In the other family, consisting of parents and four children, the mother and all children were carriers of HBs Ag and HBe Ag while the father had Anti HBs. All of the children in both families were born in Denmark. The importance of examining pregnant women from Hepatitis B high-risk populations is stressed. The importance of proper information to HB carriers is also stressed.
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