title: Serologic classification of acute viral hepatitis at San Lazaro Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
abstract: Sixty-four out of 189 jaundiced patients at San Lazaro Hospital were defined as acute viral hepatitis cases. Of this number, 22 (34.4%) were positive for hepatitis A markers while 26 (40.6%) were positive for hepatitis B markers. Hepatitis D infection accounted for 1.6%, while non-A, non-B hepatitis accounted for 21.9%.
authors.affiliation: US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 2, Manila, Republic of the Philippines.
authors.forename: N E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Sy
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Macalagay
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Paulino
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Fallarme
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Sangalang
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Ranoa
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Long
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000175:diagnosis; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis; D003699:Hepatitis D / Q000175:diagnosis; D003698:Hepatitis Delta Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006507:Hepatovirus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D007565:Jaundice / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010679:Philippines
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens