SEROLOGICAL MARKERS FOR HEPATITIS TYPES-A AND TYPE-B AMONG UNITED-STATES-ARMY SOLDIERS, GERMANY

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作者
JAMES, JJ [1 ]
SMITH, L [1 ]
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[1] USA HOSP,PREVENT MED ACTIV,NUREMBERG,FED REP GER
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10.2105/AJPH.69.12.1216
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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Viral hepatitis rates among U.S. Army soldiers in Europe have been found to be two to three times higher than corresponding rates for soldiers stationed in the U.S. Sera from 89 per cent of a representative Army unit with 865 members and a known hepatitis problem were tested for HBsAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBc, and anti-HA. The prevalence of HB markers was 20 per cent, and hepatitis A antibody was present in 25 per cent. A six-month follow-up, conducted on 260 individuals initially negative for all four tests, revealed that 11 of these were now HB seropositive, whereas none had seroconverted to anti-HA positive. The HB virus was the principal agent responsible for hepatitis in the unit surveyed.
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