title: Distribution of HB antigen carriers in the population of Budapest aged 0 to 85 years.
abstract: The authors investigated serum samples of 5,000 inhabitants aged 0-85 years in a crowded industrial area, by means of the counterimmunoelectrophoretic method. They evaluate their results in relation to age, sex and occupation. They compare them with data of Hungarian and several other authors. Some possible reasons of the differences are discussed and the importance of non-parenteral transmission is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens