title: [Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen and determination of its subtypes in the Central African Republic].
abstract: To contribute to the epidemiology of hepatitis B, the authors report the results of a survey made in Bangui. This survey was performed on patients hospitalized in the department of medicine of the University Hospital. Some of the patients had a clinically typical hepatitis. HBsAg prevalence was 15.4%. The subtypes detected were: ay (8%), ayw2 (4%), ayw4 (88%). Those data are compared with other data obtained through medical publications in Central Africa.
mesh_terms: D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002488:Central African Republic; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Fréquence de l'antigène HBs et détermination de ses sous-types en République centrafricaine.