title: Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in blood donors from Bombay.
abstract: Analysis of serum samples from 3104 blood donors from Bombay screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) by ELISA. HBsAg was detected in 4.7% of the subjects. Relatives showed a significantly higher prevalence of HBsAg than volunteer donors. There was no significant association between HBsAg positivity and a particular blood group.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, K.E.M. Hospital, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Satoskar
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001782:Blood Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001788:Blood Grouping and Crossmatching; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens