Incidence of hepatitis B surface antigen in liver diseases and voluntary blood donors
Dharmadhikari, C.A.; Kulkarni, R.D.; Kulkarni, V.A.; Udgaonkar, U.S.; Pawar, S.G.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 88(3): 73-75
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 2262684 Document Number: 365297
A total of 5,606 samples were collected during January 1978 to December 1983. Out of which 4,900 were of voluntary blood donors, 564 of acute hepatitis, 130 of liver cirrhosis and 12 from hepatocellular carcinoma cases. All these samples were studied by counter immune-electro-osmophoresis (CIEP) for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The HBsAg were detected in 40 samples from voluntary donors (0.8%), 122 cases of acute hepatitis (21.6%), 20 cases of liver cirrhosis (15.3%) and 2 cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (16.6%).