HEPATITIS-B AND C-VIRUSES SEROLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH SLE

Authors
ABUSHAKRA M ELSANA S MARGALITH M SIKULER E NEUMANN L BUSKILA D
Citation
M. Abushakra et al., HEPATITIS-B AND C-VIRUSES SEROLOGY IN PATIENTS WITH SLE, Lupus, 6(6), 1997, pp. 543-544
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Rheumatology
Journal title
Lupus → ACNP
ISSN journal
09612033
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
543 - 544
Database
ISI
SICI code
0961-2033(1997)6:6<543:HACSIP>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Sera of 95 patients with SLE were tested for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C antibodies. The result s show that HBsAg was not detected in the sera of all of the SLE patie nts. Only one patient was confirmed to have anti-HCV antibodies, sugge sting that chronic infection with hepatitis B and C is not increased i n patients with SLE compared with the general population.