Screening for hepatitis B in East Arnhem Land: a high prevalence of chronic infection despite incomplete screening

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作者：
Carroll, E. [3 ]
Page, W. [4 ]
Davis, J. S. [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Royal Darwin Hosp, Menzies Sch Hlth Res, Int Hlth Div, Darwin, NT 0811, Australia
[2] Charles Darwin Univ, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia
[3] Flinders Univ S Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
[4] Miwatj Hlth Aboriginal Corp, Nhulunbuy, NT, Australia
来源：
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL | 2010年 / 40卷 / 11期
关键词：
hepatitis B; mass screening; population groups; epidemiology; public health; VIRUS INFECTION; NORTHERN-TERRITORY; AUSTRALIA; CHILDREN;
D O I：
10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02316.x
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is common in Aboriginal Australians, but current seroprevalences in Northern Territory communities are unknown. We performed an audit of HBV serology on a convenience sample of 112 adults at an East Arnhem Land Health Service. Complete HBV serology was only available in 26 (23%) patients. Evidence of HBV exposure (core antibody-positive) was found in 43 of 68 (63%) patients tested, and current HBV infection (surface antigen-positive) was found in nine of 76 (12%). HBV is an incompletely defined, under-resourced and substantial public health problem in Aboriginal Australians.
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