title: [Prevalence of surface antigens (HBsAg), surface antibody (HBsAb) and anticore antibody (HBcAb) in hospital personnel and patients with and without hepatic pathology].
abstract: We studied hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), surface antibody (HBsAb) and "core" antibody (HBcAb) prevalence in 166 among hospital personell and patients with and without liver disease. Results show there is a very high prevalence of hepatitis B virus markers in such populations and the presence of HBcAb in absence of the other markers varies from 6% in "high risk" subjects to 30.3% in cirrhotic patients. We conclude that HBcAb seems to be, at moment, the most sensitive serological marker either for epidemiological studies or diagnosis and, in some instances, for prognosis of hepatitis B virus liver diseases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010564:Personnel, Hospital
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
vernacular_title: Prevalenza dell'antigene di superficie (HBsAg), dell'anticorpo di superficie (HBsAb) e dell'anticorpo anticore (HBcAb) in personale ospedaliero e in pazienti con e senza patologia epatica.