| Literature DB >> 9256314 |
M Abu-Shakra1, S El-Sana, M Margalith, E Sikuler, L Neumann, D Buskila.
Abstract
Sera of 95 patients with SLE were tested for the presence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis C antibodies. The results show that HBsAg was not detected in the sera of all of the SLE patients. Only one patient was confirmed to have anti-HCV antibodies, suggesting that chronic infection with hepatitis B and C is not increased in patients with SLE compared with the general population.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9256314 DOI: 10.1177/096120339700600612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Lupus ISSN: 0961-2033 Impact factor: 2.911