Jeffries D J, James W H, Jefferiss F J, MacLeod K G, Willcox R R
Br Med J. 1973 May 26;2(5864):455-6. doi: 10.1136/bmj.2.5864.455.
A total of 1,650 patients attending the venereal disease department at St. Mary's Hospital, London, have been tested for Australia antigen. Twenty-three positive results were obtained, or 1.39%, which is more than 10 times the rate noted by others in blood donor populations in the U.K. and U.S.A. The positive rates among female patients and European male heterosexual patients were 0.36% and 0.19% respectively. High rates were obtained for homosexual patients (3.8%) and non-European heterosexual patients (3.1%). The reasons for the higher rates found in these groups merit further study.
伦敦圣玛丽医院性病科的1650名患者接受了澳大利亚抗原检测。检测出23例阳性结果,阳性率为1.39%,这比英国和美国献血人群中其他人所记录的比率高出10倍多。女性患者和欧洲男性异性恋患者的阳性率分别为0.36%和0.19%。同性恋患者(3.8%)和非欧洲异性恋患者(3.1%)的阳性率较高。这些群体中发现的较高阳性率的原因值得进一步研究。