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  • Title: Evidence of prior hepatitis B and hepatitis A virus infections in an ambulatory geriatric population.
    Author: Finkelstein MS, Freedman ML, Shenkman L, Krugman S.
    Journal: J Gerontol; 1981 May; 36(3):302-5. PubMed ID: 6262400.
    Abstract:
    Ninety-five randomly selected patients attending an ambulatory geriatric medical clinic were tested for the presence in their sera of hepatitis B surface antigen and of antibody to hepatitis B and A viruses. Such evidence of past hepatitis infection was correlated with current liver function and history of having received blood transfusions. The results showed that 94% of patients had antibody to hepatitis A virus, and 32% had antibody to hepatitis B virus. Patients with abnormal liver function tests, or those with a history of blood transfusions were no more likely to have hepatitis B antibody than patients with normal liver function tests or those with no history of transfusion.
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