title: [Prevalence of HBV and HCV infection markers in patients with sexually transmitted diseases].
abstract: Sera of 125 patients with sexually transmitted diseases (syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydiosis, HPV and HIV infections) were investigated for presence of 3 markers of HBV infection; they were found in 41 (33%) patients. Anti-HBc was present in sera of 35 (28%) patients, in 3 of them antigen HBs was found and in 28 anti-HBs was found as well. Antigen HBs alone was present in sera of 6 other patients but they were not reactive in test for anti-HBc. Moreover in this group of 125 patients anti-HCV were discovered in 4 (3%); in 3 of them occurrence of markers of HBV infection was found.
authors.affiliation: Zakład Doświadczalno-Laboratoryjny, Instytutu Wenerologii AM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Selibórska
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dajek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stapiński
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral