title: Detection of HBsAg in newborns.
abstract: Cord blood samples collected from 150 newborns were tested for HBsAg using micro ELISA technique. Only 8 (5.3 per cent) out of 150 samples were found to be positive for HBsAg in variable titres. It is important to identify these HBsAg positive newborns so that appropriate measures could be adopted at the earliest to prevent the complications of HBsAg carriage.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Sciences, BHU, Varanasi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Gulati
authors.forename: B D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Bhatia
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000276:immunology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens