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M J Tullman

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PubMed1980

The threat of hepatitis B from dental school patients. A one-year study.

A study was conducted at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry using the radioimmunoassay technique of serum analysis for presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in all new patients accepted for treatment over a period of one year. The prevalence was 0.61 percent (22 seropositive patients from a total of 3,626 patients screened). Chronic HBsAg carriers, presence of e antigen, and high titers of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) were documented. Eighteen of the 22 seropositive patients had no past history of hepatitis, indicating the inadequacy of a history for revealing carriers of HBsAg.

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PubMed1980

Hepatitis B.

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PubMed1978

Prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in a dental school patient population.

A sample of 300 adult patients accepted for initial treatment between January 5th and 24th, 1977 at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry had blood samples drawn and analyzed by radioimmunoassay+ for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBSAg). Two patients were positive for HBSAg (a prevalence of .67 percent. Medical questionnaire information obtained from each participant indicated that 11 patients had had hepatitis; seven were confirmed by the patients' private physicians. Both patients positive for HBSAg gave confirmed histories of having had hepatitis. The information gathered tends to indicate that dental patients who give a history of hepatitis should have a blood sample drawn and analyzed by radioimmunoassay for HBSAg to determine whether they are carriers of HBSAg. This analysis should precede any dental treatment. Further studies are planned to obtain information from another sample population.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1978

Past infection with hepatitis B virus in patients at a dental school.

Samples of blood from 327 new patients at a dental school were tested by radioimmunoassay for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs). The data were compared to the patients' histories of hepatitis. Through a statistical analysis, it was indicated that significant numbers of patients with no history of hepatitis had been infected with hepatitis B virus.

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