Contrasting patterns and frequency of antibodies to the surface, core, and e antigens of hepatitis B virus in blood donors and in homosexual patients. NLM AIDSLINE Important note: Information in this article was accurate in 1981. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.

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Contrasting patterns and frequency of antibodies to the surface, core, and e antigens of hepatitis B virus in blood donors and in homosexual patients.

J Med Virol. 1981;6(4):323-32. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/81217375
Tedder RS; Cameron CH; Wilson-Croome R; Howell DR; Colgrove A; Barbara JA

Abstract: An attempt was made to assess the significance of the relatively frequent low-titre positive reactions in radioimmunoassays for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen. Serum specimens negative for surface antigen were assayed for antibodies to the surface, core, and e antigens of the Hepatitis B virus. Two populations were studied - one of low hepatitis B incidence (2000 blood donors) and one of high incidence (200 male patients attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases). The validity of some singly occurring low-titre anti-HBs and anti-HBc reactions is questioned, and the occurrence of positive reactions unrelated to previous hepatitis B infection inferred.
Keywords: Antibodies, Viral/*ANALYSIS *Blood Donors England Hepatitis B e Antigens/IMMUNOLOGY Hepatitis B Antibodies/*ANALYSIS Hepatitis B Core Antigens/IMMUNOLOGY Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/IMMUNOLOGY *Homosexuality Human Male Radioimmunoassay Sexually Transmitted Diseases/IMMUNOLOGY JOURNAL ARTICLE

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