[Incidence of HBeAg in hemodialysis patients: preliminary data (author's transl)].
The incidence of HBeAg in HBsAg positive hemodialysis patients in reported. 21.2% of hemodialysis patients have been resulted positive for serum HBsAg. 63.6% of HBsAg positive patients resulted to have HBeAg in their serum. Anti-HBe antibody was never found. The Authors emphasize the importance of HBeAg in hemodialysis patients to evaluate their infectivity.
D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens
Dati preliminari sull'incidenza dell'HBeAg in pazienti sottoposti ad emodialisi.