HEPATITIS-B SURFACE-ANTIGEN IN TEARS AND AQUEOUS-HUMOR - A COMPARATIVE-STUDY OF SERUM HEPATITIS-B SURFACE-ANTIGEN LEVELS

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KOKSAL, I
CETINKAYA, K
AKER, F
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[1] KARADENIZ TECH UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OPHTHALMOL,TRABZON 61080,TURKEY
[2] KARADENIZ TECH UNIV,SCH MED,MICROBIOL LAB,TRABZON 61080,TURKEY
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HEPATITIS-B SURFACE ANTIGEN; TEARS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; SERUM;
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Tear samples of 20 patients who were determined to have positive hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) after an acute hepatitis B infection and aqueous humor samples of 10 patients who were HBsAg carriers were tested for HBsAg, and the results obtained for serum and these fluids were compared. In 85% of the 20 patients who were HBsAg positive, HBsAg was found to be positive in tear samples. In 50% of the other 10 patients in aqueous humor was also found to be HBsAg positive. Our findings show that tears and aqueous humor are important in the spreading of hepatitis B infections.
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