Short report: hepatitis b infection and severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Vietnamese adults.

Journal article

We investigated the prevalence of infection with hepatitis B virus among adult Vietnamese patients hospitalized for severe Plasmodiumfalciparum malaria. Sera from patients admitted with severe malaria in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, between May 1991 and January 1996 were assayed for hepatitis B surface antigen (HB(s)Ag) by a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kit. The overall prevalence of HB(s)Ag was 23.77% (77 of 324). This was higher than reported estimates of prevalence in the gen...

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Authors: Barcus, M; Hien, T; White, N; Laras, K; Farrar, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
• Volume: 66
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 140-142
• Publication date: 2002-02-01
• EISSN: 1476-1645
• ISSN: 0002-9637
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Prevalence; Hepatitis B; Middle Aged; Female; Hepatitis B Antigens; Risk Factors; Malaria, Falciparum; Adolescent; Aged; Severity of Illness Index; Vietnam; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Adult; Male