Hepatitis B in a hospital for the mentally subnormal in South Wales.
The resident population in a long-stay hospital for the mentally handicapped was surveyed in order to assess evidence for past and present infection with the Hepatitis B virus. The authors found a 0.5% prevalence of carriage of Hepatitis Be Antigen and do not recommend mass vaccination of staff and residents in this hospital.
McGregor
M A
MA
Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Ely Hospital, Cardiff.
Cowie
V A
VA
Wassef
K
K
Veasey
D
D
Munro
J
J
D000328:Adult; D002353:Carrier State / Q000276:immunology; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000276:immunology*; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014852:Wales
D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens