Hepatitis B screening in a New York City obstetrics service.
- 1 March 1988
- journal article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 78 (3) , 308-310
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.78.3.308
Abstract
A cross-sectional chart review study was performed of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen screening of 532 women admitted to a New York City hospital obstetrics service from 1984 to 1985. Comparison of serologic results to risk factors for hepatitis B revealed that women born outside the United States and those with a positive test for or history of a sexually transmitted disease were more likely to be infected with HBV. Obstetric clinics with large immigrant populations should consider screening all patients for HBV.Keywords
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