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[System e in acute hepatitis B].

R Esteban·J D Pedreira·J Guardia·J M Martinez-Vazquez·T Gallart·R Bacardi
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HBeAg and Ab are investigated by simple radial immunodiffusion in dextrane following Magnius. 14 patients (28%) were HBeAg positive and 2 patients HBeAb positive (4%). HBsAg subtyping was ad in 6 cases and ay in further 5. No relation was found between both determinants and HBeAg. Six of the 10 patients with HBeAg in their sera developed chronic liver disease o fulminant hepatitis, while only 3 of the 21 HBeAg negative controls did so (p less than 0.05). HBeAg is a marker of the evolution of virus B hepatitis.

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Antibodies, ViralFollow-Up StudiesHepatitis BHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B AntigensHumansPrognosisEnglish AbstractJournal Article

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R Esteban, J D Pedreira, J Guardia, J M Martinez-Vazquez, T Gallart, R Bacardi. [System e in acute hepatitis B].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/213838/

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