Contrasting patterns and frequency of antibodies to the surface, core, and e antigens of hepatitis b virus in blood donors and in homosexual patients | Zendy

Tedder R.S. | Zendy; Cameron C.H. | Zendy; WilsonCroome Ruth | Zendy; Howell D.R. | Zendy; Colgrove Anne | Zendy; Barbara J.A.J. | Zendy

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Contrasting patterns and frequency of antibodies to the surface, core, and e antigens of hepatitis b virus in blood donors and in homosexual patients

Author(s) -

Tedder R.S.,

Cameron C.H.,

WilsonCroome Ruth,

Howell D.R.,

Colgrove Anne,

Barbara J.A.J.

Publication year - 1980

Publication title -

journal of medical virology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1096-9071

pISSN - 0146-6615

DOI - 10.1002/jmv.1890060407

Subject(s) - virology , antibody , radioimmunoassay , antigen , titer , hepatitis b , incidence (geometry) , immunology , hepatitis b virus , virus , medicine , hepatitis , viral disease , physics , optics

An attempt was made to assess the significance of the relatively frequent low‐titre positive reactions in radioimmunoassays for antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen. Serum specimens negative for surface antigen were assayed for antibodies to the surface, core, and e antigens of the Hepatitis B virus. Two populations were studied—one of low hepatitis B incidence (2000 blood donors) and one of high incidence (200 male patients attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases). The validity of some singly occurring low‐titre anti‐HBs and anti‐HBc reactions is questioned, and the occurrence of positive reactions unrelated to previous hepatitis B infection inferred.

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