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. 1988 Mar;78(3):308–310. doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.3.308

Hepatitis B screening in a New York City obstetrics service.

S M Friedman 1, L P DeSilva 1, H E Fox 1, G Bernard 1
PMCID: PMC1349184  PMID: 3341502

Abstract

A cross-sectional chart review study was performed of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen screening of 532 women admitted to a New York City hospital obstetrics service from 1984 to 1985. Comparison of serologic results to risk factors for hepatitis B revealed that women born outside the United States and those with a positive test for or history of a sexually transmitted disease were more likely to be infected with HBV. Obstetric clinics with large immigrant populations should consider screening all patients for HBV.

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