1973
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(73)91013-1
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Hepatitis-B Antigen in Iraq

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“…The more sensitive tests for HBsAg detected approximately twice as many positives as CIE. The prevalence rate among the hospital controls (3 3 % by CIE) agrees closely with a figure of 3-6 % positives among blood donors in Iraq by counter immunoelectrophoresis (Skinh0j and Al-Kassab, 1973). Even by the most sensitive technique (8-8 % by RIA), this value is nowhere near the figure found in patients with cirrhosis.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
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“…The more sensitive tests for HBsAg detected approximately twice as many positives as CIE. The prevalence rate among the hospital controls (3 3 % by CIE) agrees closely with a figure of 3-6 % positives among blood donors in Iraq by counter immunoelectrophoresis (Skinh0j and Al-Kassab, 1973). Even by the most sensitive technique (8-8 % by RIA), this value is nowhere near the figure found in patients with cirrhosis.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…The majority (88 %) of the small number of sera tested belonged to the ay subtype, which is thought to predominate in the Middle East, and was found in all the samples tested by Skinh0j and Al-Kassab (1973). Further subtyping is being carried out by Dr G. Le Bouvier and his colleagues.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%