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Categorization of HBV carriers

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Waheed uz Zaman Tariq Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Islamabad.Pakistan
Eijaz Ghani Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Islamabad.Pakistan
Karamat Ahmad Karamat Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Islamabad., Pakistan
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) carrier state can broadly be classified into ordinary and super categories on the basis of Hepatitis B "e" Antigen (HBeAg) and antibody to Hepatitis B "e" antigen (anti HBe). A total of 523 cases of HBV infection were included in this retrospective study for the purpose of subcategorization. Out of 433, males 73.44% were ordinary carriers (HBeAg Non-reactive but having antibody to that antigen), 18.01% super carriers (converse serological state) and 8.41% doubly negative carriers. In 90 females tested, 65.55% were ordinary carriers, 26.66% were super carriers and 7.77% were doubly negative. This pattern may help clinicians in prophylaxis to their contacts and for prognostic considerations.
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Page(s) 27-28
DOI DOI not available
Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Year: 2000

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Keywords
Hepatitis Be Antigens, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Hepatitis Antigens
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