Seroreactivity to hepatitis B virus surface antigen among different population groups in the City of Durango, Mexico

• Published in: Gaceta médica de México Vol. 144; no. 6; pp. 481 - 484
• Main Authors: Alvarado-Esquivel, Cosme, Sifuentes-Alvarez, Antonio, Pérez-Ochoa, José Francisco, García-Corral, Nora, Rodríguez-Briones, Alfredo, González-Castañeda, José Luis, Alonso-Muñoz, Citlaly María Teresa, Bracho-Huemoeller, Antonio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Mexico 01.11.2008
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Hepatitis B - blood; Hepatitis B - epidemiology; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood; Humans; Male; Mexico; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Urban Population; Mexico

To determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in several groups of populations in Durango City, Mexico. An observational and comparative study was conducted in 6 groups of population in a total of 775 persons in Durango City, Mexico. The groups studied were 141 registered fe...