Behavior of HBs Ag and HBs Ab in chronic hepatitis
De Bellis, G.; Di Martino, G.; Russo, N.
Bollettino dell'Istituto Sieroterapico Milanese 55(2): 164-167
1976
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-2547 PMID: 1023884 Document Number: 100458
The preliminary results of the HB, Ag and HBs Ab assay, performed with radioimmunological techniques in 31 cases of chronic hepatitis, 13 of whom carriers of chronic aggressive hepatitis (C.A.H.), 9 of chronic persistent hepatitis (C.P.H.) and 9 of cryptogenetic hepatic cirrhosis (C.H.C.) of both sexes, are reported. The highest number of HBs Ag positive cases was observed both in C.A.H. (69%) and C.H.C. (55%); very lower the HBs Ag positivity both in C.A.H. (33%) and C.H.C. (33%). No correlation between HBs Ag positive and HBs Ab positive was observed.