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Hepatitis B screening in a New York City obstetrics service
S M Friedman1, L P DeSilva, H E Fox
1Department of Health, Division of Immunizable Diseases, New York, NY 10013.
American Journal of Public Health
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
A cross-sectional chart review study was performed of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen screening of 532 women admitted to a New York City hospital obstetrics service from 1984 to 1985. Comparison of serologic results to risk factors for hepatitis B revealed that women born outside the United States and those with a positive test for or history of a sexually transmitted disease were more likely to be infected with HBV. Obstetric clinics with large immigrant populations should consider screening all patients for HBV.