title: A counterimmunoelectrophoretic technique for the detection of HBeAg/anti-HBeAg (e antigen/antibody) in human sera.
abstract: A counterimmunoelectrophoretic technique is presented for the serological detection of the e system. Counterimmunoelectrophoresis was found reproducible and easy to perform; it is quicker and more sensitive than immunodiffusion since out of 243 HBSAg positive carriers, it detected HBeAg or anti-HBe in other 42 (17.3%) sera in addition to the 96 positive by immundiffusion.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis / Q000379:methods*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens