RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Hepatitis-B surface antigen and antibody in Black and White patients with venereal diseases.
JF The British Journal of Venereal Diseases
JO Br J Vener Dis
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 372
OP 374
DO 10.1136/sti.53.6.372
VO 53
IS 6
A1 J Schneider
A1 J King
A1 G M Macnab
A1 M C Kew
YR 1977
UL http://sti.bmj.com/content/53/6/372.abstract
AB The prevalence of both the hepatitis-B surface antigen (HBsAg) and its specific antibody (anti-HBs) was significantly greater in the sera of White patients suffering from sexually transmitted diseases than that in White blood donors. However, Black patients with venereal diseases did not show an increased prevalence of either HBsAg or anti-HBs. These findings support the view that heterosexual transmission of the hepatitis-B virus is less likely to occur in populations in whom this infection is largely acquired before the age of sexual maturity.