Hepatitis B infections in expatriate doctors in Papua New Guinea.
The frequency of hepatitis B infection in European doctors and non-medical expatriates working in Papua New Guinea has been investigated. There was a higher rate of clinical hepatitis in doctors as compared with non-medical personnel and serological evidence suggested that most of the infections were hepatitis B. Subclinical infections with hepatitis B in doctors were also common, and the frequency of hepatitis B antibody increased with length of stay in Papua New Guinea. The implications of these findings are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009512:New Guinea; D013997:Time Factors
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens