title: Seroepidemiological survey of hepatitis B infection in a cohort of military recruits in Barcelona, Spain.
abstract: The prevalence of HBsAg and anti-HBs in a representative sample of 839 recruits from a cohort of 17-18 year-old males living in Barcelona has been determined by radioimmunoassay of eluates of finger-prick dried blood. It was 0.48% for HBsAg, and 3.22% for anti-HBs. All carriers of HBsAg were anti-HBe positive and had normal liver function tests. Half of them had antecedents suggestive of a materno-fetal acquisition of the infection. A relationship between educational level and the risk of infection was also demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Municipal de Higiene, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Taberner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruguera
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayor
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Batalla
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D015995:Prevalence; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens