• Med. J. Aust. · Feb 1980

    Viral hepatitis A and B: a seroepidemiological study of a non-hepatitic Sydney population.

    • C R Boughton, R A Hawkes, and V Ferguson.
    • Med. J. Aust. 1980 Feb 23; 1 (4): 177-80.

    AbstractThe age-specific prevalence rates of hepatitis A and B virus markers in 683 patients of all ages with non-hepatitic illnesses admitted to a Sydney hospital over the period from 1971 to 1974 were determined. The pattern of prevalence rates of hepatitis A antibody (anti-HAV) appeared to be a cumulative one, with steadily increasing rates in patients up to the age of 40 years. Thereafter a large increase in prevalence occurred. In contrast, prevalence rates for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers were fairly uniform for all age groups. Antibody to core antigen (anti-HBc) was the most frequent marker of HBV infection. Prevalence rates in subjects of non-Anglo-Saxon origin were higher for both HAV and HBV markers.

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