Sullman S F, Zuckerman A J
Postgrad Med J. 1971 Jul;47(549):473-5. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.47.549.473.
Viral hepatitis is an important and frequent complication of drug addiction. The discovery of the Australia antigen and its association with serum hepatitis has provided a number of specific serological tests which may be used for the diagnosis of at least a proportion of patients with hepatitis and also for the detection of carriers of the hepatitis virus. These tests might now be used to study in greater detail than has hitherto been possible the epidemiology of serum hepatitis among drug dependents, their contacts and the community at large.
病毒性肝炎是药物成瘾的一种重要且常见的并发症。澳大利亚抗原的发现及其与血清性肝炎的关联,提供了一些特异性血清学检测方法,这些方法可用于诊断至少一部分肝炎患者,也可用于检测肝炎病毒携带者。现在,利用这些检测方法,可以比以往更详细地研究药物依赖者、其接触者以及广大社区中血清性肝炎的流行病学情况。