Quantitative and qualitative studies on hepatitis B antigen. Titer and subtypes in acute virual hepatitis patients and blood donors.
Hepatitis B antigen (HB Ag) titer and subtype were determined in blood samples obtained from 270 HB Ag-positive acute viral hepatitis (AVH) patients, as well as in 100 HB Ag-positive blood donors. The percentage distribution of the HB Ag titer shows a shift towards lower titers in the case of "healthy carriers". In both AVH patients and blood donors the "ay" antigenic subtype was found to be predominant.
D001782:Blood Donors; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans
D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens