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Hepatitis B in a hospital for the mentally subnormal in South Wales
M A McGregor1, V A Cowie, K Wassef
1Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Ely Hospital, Cardiff.
Journal of Mental Deficiency Research
|February 1, 1988
Abstract:
The resident population in a long-stay hospital for the mentally handicapped was surveyed in order to assess evidence for past and present infection with the Hepatitis B virus. The authors found a 0.5% prevalence of carriage of Hepatitis Be Antigen and do not recommend mass vaccination of staff and residents in this hospital.