García Bengoechea M, Legarda J J, Cortés A, Enríquez I, Arriola J A, Arenas J I
Med Clin (Barc). 1989 Jun 3;93(1):10-3.
To assess the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in medium level mentally impaired patients (MIP), 620 MIP were evaluated; 181 of them had Down's syndrome and were active inmated of open institutions. At the time of the study, 28.7% had some positive serum marker of HBV infection, and 5.8% were virus carriers. The highest rate of seropositive individuals (48%) was found in male MIP with Down's syndrome. The rate of seropositive individuals was higher among those MIP who had attended special education centers than in those who had not. The tendency to remain as HBV carrier was higher in males with Down's syndrome. Our results confirm the need for prophylaxis in this population.
为评估中度智力障碍患者（MIP）中乙型肝炎病毒（HBV）感染的患病率，对620名MIP进行了评估；其中181人患有唐氏综合征，是开放机构中的活跃住院患者。在研究时，28.7%的人有HBV感染的某种阳性血清标志物，5.8%的人是病毒携带者。在患有唐氏综合征的男性MIP中发现血清阳性个体的比例最高（48%）。参加过特殊教育中心的MIP中血清阳性个体的比例高于未参加过的。患有唐氏综合征的男性保持HBV携带者状态的倾向更高。我们的结果证实了对该人群进行预防的必要性。
