[Prevalence of hepatitis B virus in a sample of healthy children in Madrid]

Autor: M T, Muñoz Calvo, M, Perdomo Giraldi, L, Suárez Cortina, A, Cobaleda Rodrigo, R, Estepa Soto, T, Rodríguez Merchán, M P, González Serrano, R, Madero, P, Llerena Achutegui, H, Escobar Castro
Rok vydání: 1990
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Zdroj: Anales espanoles de pediatria. 32(3)
ISSN: 0302-4342
Popis: In order to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers, we studied 375 healthy children, 242 males and 113 females, with age ranged between 6 to 14 years, from different schools at the Tetuán district (Madrid). We sent a questionnaire to the parents to investigate the presence of risk factor in the children and/or their parents. All children were screened for hepatitis B markers in serum. Our results shown the existence of HBV markers in 22 (5.9%) children. No major incidence of risk factors was found in the children with serologic evidence of HBV infection.
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