Distribución del antígeno de la hepatitis B en Córdoba, Argentina / [Distribution of hepatitis B antigen in Cordoba, Argentina]

ABSTRACT

This article presents the results obtained in the search for the hepatitis B antigen by the counter-immunoelectrophoresis technique in sera of more than 50.000 persons from Córdoba, Argentina. Groups of voluntary blood donors, general population, 20 years old army recruits, patients, with acute hepatitis and patients admitted to a hospital due to other diseases were included in this study. In the apparenly healthy population the positivity of the test ranged between 0.33 to 0.53 percent; the highest rate was found among the recruits. In the group of patients with acute hepatitis, 38.53