Open AccessPrevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen in dental personnel
Author(s) -
Malathi Narasimhan,
Vinay K. Hazarey,
Saranya Varadarajan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.157198
Subject(s) - hbsag , medicine , hepatitis b , saliva , titer , antibody , hemagglutination assay , antigen , disease , hepatitis , immunology , hepatitis b virus , virus
Hepatitis B, a viral disease affecting the liver has high morbidity and mortality. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in serum is used to detect presence of active disease and chronic carrier status. The disease is transmitted predominantly through blood and saliva, hence dental professionals are considered a high risk group.