Prevalence of Australia antigen (HBsAg) in institutionalised patients with psychosis.
case_control · Level III
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Abstract
In a study of 100 institutionalised patients with psychosis and an equal number of age- and sex-matched healthy controls from the same regional background, the prevalence of Australia antigen (HBsAg) was 11 and 2, respectively. Institutionalised psychotic patients are a high-risk group for hepatitis B virus infection.
Medical subject headings
- Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
- Schizophrenia
- Schizophrenic Psychology