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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers among Polish alcoholics
1Department of Immunopathology, Institute of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Warsaw, Poland.
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
|January 1, 1988
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.