title: [Prevalence of hepatitis B viral markers in Vietnamese blood donors].
abstract: Serum samples were assayed using radioimmunoassay in 573 Vietnamese blood donors living in Hanoï (North Viet Nam). 66 (11.5%) subjects were HBsAg-positive. Of these 66 HBsAg carriers, 17 (25,8%) were positive for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and 43 (65.1%) for antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe). 22 (3.8%) subjects were positive for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) alone. 402 (70.2%) subjects were positive for antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs). This anti-HBs percentage increased with age. Only 83 (14.5%) subjects were negative for all hepatitis B viral (HBV) markers. This no HBV markers percentage decreased with age. The chi 2 test showed a non significant difference for frequencies of HBsAg, anti-HBc alone, anti-HBs but a significant one for frequencies of no HBV markers in men and women.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001782:Blood Donors; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012737:Sex Factors; D014744:Vietnam / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006512:Hepatitis B Core Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens
vernacular_title: Prévalence des marqueurs du virus de l'hépatite B chez des donneurs de sang vietnamiens.