AGE‐ AND SEX‐RELATED DISTRIBUTION OF ANTIBODIES TO HEPATITIS B SURFACE AND CORE ANTIGENS IN A SWEDISH POPULATION
- 1 September 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Acta Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica Section B Microbiology
- Vol. 84B (6), 342-346
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1699-0463.1976.tb01951.x
Abstract
Serum samples from people born from 1895-1970 were collected and tested for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) by passive hemagglutination (PHA) and radioimmunoassay (RIA), and for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) by immunoelectrosmophoresis (IEOP). Neither anti-HBs nor anti-HBc was detected in the serum from anyone < 15 yr old. The prevalence of anti-HBs and anti-HBc showed peaks of 9.2 and 8.3%, respectively, in the age group of 40-49 yr. The distribution of antibody was equal between men and women. Of the sera with anti-HBs, 80% were also positive for anti-HBc. All sera positive for anti-HBc also contained anti-HBs.Keywords
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