TY - JOUR
T1 - The association of hepatitis delta virus and hepatitis B virus in parenteral drug abusers 1971 to 1972 and 1986 to 1987
AU - Lange, W. Robert
AU - Cone, Edward J.
AU - Snyder, Frederick R.
PY - 1990/2
Y1 - 1990/2
N2 - From 1971 to 1972 (N = 105) and 1986 to 1987 (N = 160), parenteral drug abusers seropositive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers were screened for antibodies to the hepatitis delta virus (anti-HD). In both time frames anti-HD was independently associated with the hepatitis B surface antigen. It was observed that 31% of those positive for hepatitis B surface antigen from the early sample and 20% of those from the latter sample had detectable anti-HD, as opposed to 10% and 7%, respectively, of those negative for hepatitis B surface antigen. Anti-HD seropositivity was unrelated to gender and ethnicity, and in the 1971 and 1972 nationwide sample, its presence was unrelated to geographic location. The probability of manifesting antl-HD increased with the more HBV markers detected, particularly the number of different HBV antibody markers. We conclude that anti-HD was wide-spread in parenteral drug abusers at least as early as 1971, and that its expression was associated with hepatitis B surface antigen and the intensity of the immune response to HBV as evidenced by the number of different circulating HBV antibodies.
AB - From 1971 to 1972 (N = 105) and 1986 to 1987 (N = 160), parenteral drug abusers seropositive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers were screened for antibodies to the hepatitis delta virus (anti-HD). In both time frames anti-HD was independently associated with the hepatitis B surface antigen. It was observed that 31% of those positive for hepatitis B surface antigen from the early sample and 20% of those from the latter sample had detectable anti-HD, as opposed to 10% and 7%, respectively, of those negative for hepatitis B surface antigen. Anti-HD seropositivity was unrelated to gender and ethnicity, and in the 1971 and 1972 nationwide sample, its presence was unrelated to geographic location. The probability of manifesting antl-HD increased with the more HBV markers detected, particularly the number of different HBV antibody markers. We conclude that anti-HD was wide-spread in parenteral drug abusers at least as early as 1971, and that its expression was associated with hepatitis B surface antigen and the intensity of the immune response to HBV as evidenced by the number of different circulating HBV antibodies.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 2302011
AN - SCOPUS:0025013026
SN - 0003-9926
VL - 150
SP - 365
EP - 368
JO - Archives of internal medicine
JF - Archives of internal medicine
IS - 2
ER -