Thakur T S, Goyal A, Sharma V, Gupta M L, Singh S
Department of Microbiology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla.
J Commun Dis. 1990 Sep;22(3):173-7.
2405 high risk subjects (1193 patients attending STD clinics, 1012 blood donors and 200 hospital personnel) and 500 apparently healthy individuals representing all the twelve districts of the State of Himachal Pradesh were screened for HBs Ag employing reverse passive haemagglutination (RPHA) technique. HBs Ag positivity was found to be 6.77 per cent in test groups and 3.6 per cent in the control group. Maximum positivity was found in STD patients (9.55 per cent) followed by hospital personnel (8 per cent) and blood donors (3.26 per cent). The highest incidence was noticed in district Kullu and no positive case was found in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Remedial measures for prevention of Hepatitis-B virus infection have been emphasized.
采用反向被动血凝（RPHA）技术，对2405名高危人群（1193名性病门诊患者、1012名献血者和200名医院工作人员）以及代表喜马偕尔邦所有12个地区的500名表面健康的个体进行了乙肝表面抗原筛查。检测组乙肝表面抗原阳性率为6.77%，对照组为3.6%。性病患者的阳性率最高（9.55%），其次是医院工作人员（8%）和献血者（3.26%）。库鲁地区的发病率最高，喜马偕尔邦的拉胡尔和斯皮提地区未发现阳性病例。文中强调了预防乙型肝炎病毒感染的补救措施。
