Hepatitis A and B in the Family Unit
- 28 June 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA)
- Vol. 235 (26) , 2829-2831
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1976.03260520023016
Abstract
Investigation of an outbreak of hepatitis A among members of an adoption organization implicated recently arrived Vietnamese orphans as the source of infection. A serologic study disclosed a 27% prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen among Vietnamese orphans and a 23.1% (6 of 26) prevalence of hepatitis B antibody among American children of adopting families. Five of the six antibody-positive American children were in families with HBsAg-positive orphans. Thus, healthy orphans from high hepatitis incidence areas may transmit hepatitis B, as well as hepatitis A, in the family unit. (JAMA235:2829-2831, 1976)Keywords
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