Hepatitis B virus DNA in saliva, urine, and seminal fluid of carriers of hepatitis B e antigen.
- 22 June 1985
- Vol. 290 (6485) , 1853-1855
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.290.6485.1853
Abstract
Concentrated samples of saliva, urine, and seminal fluid from 23 men with chronic liver disease who were positive for hepatitis B e antigen were examined for the presence of hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (HBV-DNA) by molecular hybridisation. HBV-DNA was detected in saliva from 15 of 17 men (88%), urine from 12 of 22 men (55%), and seminal fluid from 13 of 21 men (62%). The presence of hepatitis B virus in such secretions has important epidemiological implications for heterosexual and homosexual contact.This publication has 36 references indexed in Scilit:
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