Prevention of Viral Hepatitis B in Contacts of HBsAg Carriers

Czech version

Authors: P. Pazdiora; D. Fránová
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení epidemiologie Krajské hygienické stanice, Plzeň, ředitel MUDr. P. Tomašuk
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 1998; (12): 648-651
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Overview

During 1997 in four Plzeň laboratories 193 HBsAg carriers were detected. In 49.2 % the patient was at the time of specimen collection evaluated as a „healthy carrier“. Based on the assessed positivity, family contacts were offered examination of hepatic markers or immunisation free of charge. Most subjects responded after personal contact of the authors with the HBsAg+ patient. Postinfectious markers (HBsAg, antiHBsAg) were detected in 21.4 % of the examined subjects. Based on financial costs of the investigation it was found that examination and immunisation of contacts of HBsAg+ subjects in the whole Republic would require a sum of 51 million crowns.

Key words:
viral hepatitis B - serological overview - immunisation.

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