| Id: | 13376
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| Author: | Kelkar, S. S; Niphadkar, K. B; Khare, P. M; Junnarkar, R. V
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| Title: | Hepatitis B antigen in a leprosy hospital
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| Source: | s.l; s.n; may 1973. 4 p. .
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| Abstract: | A survey of hospital patients with lepromatous and with tuberculoid leprosy showed 5% of the former and 6.3% of the latter to be carries of hepatitis B antigen. These findings contradict the hypothesis of a genetically detrmined predisposition; opportunity for infection appears rather to be the determining factor. It was also found that 1. the number of carries was higher among patients stayng longer in hospital; 2. titres of antigen in patients with lepromatous leprosy were higher than in those with tuberculoid leprosy or in controls; and 3. antigen titres measured twice at an interval of 4 months indicated that the carryng of hepatitis B antigen in patients with leprosy is satble and persistent.(AU).
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| Descriptors: | HANSENIASE/imunol
IMUNOELETROFORESE
IMUNODIFUSAO
HOSPITAIS ESPECIALIZADOS
INDIA
ANTIGENOS DA HEPATITE B/anal
PORTADOR/imunol
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| Limits: | HUMANO
MASCULINO
FEMININO
CRIANÇA
ADULTO
MEIA-IDADE
ADOLESCENTE
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| Electronic Medium: | http://www.ilsl.br
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| Location: | BR191.1; 01491/s |
