| Down's syndrome and hepatitis: an evaluation of carrier status. | |
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PMID: 2955013 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Literature citations show that institutionalized people with Down's syndrome have a significantly higher incidence of positive hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) than mentally handicapped people who do not have Down's syndrome. A review of 2,136 institutionalized mentally handicapped people in Georgia shows that 27% of residents who have Down's syndrome and 7% of the residents who do not have Down's syndrome tested positive for HBsAg. Forty-nine people with Down's syndrome living in the community were screened for HBsAg. Only one (3%) of 37 of the people who had never lived in an institution tested positive for HBsAg. The implication is that patients with Down's syndrome who have never been institutionalized should be treated no differently than any person in the general population who is not suspected of being a transmitter of an infectious disease. |
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Authors:
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J L Dicks; E S Dennis |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) Volume: 114 ISSN: 0002-8177 ISO Abbreviation: J Am Dent Assoc Publication Date: 1987 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1987-07-27 Completed Date: 1987-07-27 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7503060 Medline TA: J Am Dent Assoc Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 637-9 Citation Subset: D; IM |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adolescent Adult Carrier State / diagnosis*, immunology Child Down Syndrome* / immunology Female Hepatitis B / diagnosis*, immunology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / analysis* Humans Institutionalization Male Middle Aged |
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0/Hepatitis B Surface Antigens |
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