HBsAg amongst unscreened operated patients.
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
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1991 Jun; 17(1): 11-6
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-403
ABSTRACT
Prevalence of asymptomatic Hepatitis B carrier state varies in different countries. Surgical procedures are an important mode of dissemination of Hepatitis B virus infection. Five hundred patients whose HBsAg status was not known and had undergone a major operative procedure in the Dhaka Medical College Hospital were screened for HBsAg. Of these, 43 (8.6%) were found to be HBsAg positive. Age, sex, and previous history of jaundice didn't show any relationship with the HBsAg status. But the HBsAg positivity was found to be positively related to the past history of blood transfusion, hospitalization and injections.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Surgical Procedures, Operative
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Bangladesh
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Blood Transfusion
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Carrier State
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Mass Screening
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Bangladesh Med Res Counc Bull
Year:
1991
Type:
Article
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