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Distribution of Subtypes of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Western India
Author(s) -
Joshi S. H.,
Bapat J.P.,
Bhatia H. M.,
Baxi A. J.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1979.tb04424.x
Subject(s) - hbsag , hepatitis b , medicine , virology , distribution (mathematics) , hepatitis , immunology , antigen , hepatitis b virus , virus , mathematical analysis , mathematics
. HB s Ag subtype distribution of 105 positive samples showed 91.4% as ay type. The ay was predominant in different disease conditions, healthy carriers and posttransfusion hepatitis. The prevalence of ay in the Bombay sample is in contrast to the predominance of ad reported from North India. These findings may suggest multifocal infection in different regions of India.