[Hepatitis B and C infection in alcoholics].

Among 231 alcohol-dependent men aged 24-67 years and treated for this dependence in a special institution specific antigens and antibodies being immunoserological markers of hepatitis virus B and hepatitis virus C were found in 13.4% of subjects and in 0.77% respectively. Anti-delta antibodies were not found among patients with HBs antigenemia. Asymptomatic HBV infection is concerned with relatively high percentage of alcoholics. However, asymptomatic HCV infection concerus relatively low percentage of the examined population.