title: Hepatitis B in a hospital for the mentally subnormal in South Wales.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Ely Hospital, Cardiff.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: McGregor
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Cowie
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wassef
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Veasey
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Munro
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens