title: [Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in urine of asymptomatic HBsAg carriers].
abstract: Urine samples from 100 asymptomatic HBsAg carriers were examined for HBV DNA by a simple spot hybridization technique. The results showed that the positivity rate of HBV DNA of urine collected from HBsAg carriers with negative HBeAg was 6.5% where as that from HBsAg carriers with positive HBeAg were 21.1%. The above results suggested that presence of HBV in urine may be of important epidemiological significance in the contact transmission of Hepatitis B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, First Medical University of PLA, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: Z S
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000652:urine*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000652:urine*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000652:urine*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens