Original Article

Au/SH Antigen in a Hospital Population

Authors: A. B. GLASSMAN, MD, A. GALLARDO, MD, P. O. TEAGUE, PhD, W. R. ADAMS, MD

Abstract

This paper describes the incidence of Au/SH antigen as determined by the immunodiffusion technic in 206 patients with a variety of diseases, and hospital personnel at a university medical center. Approximately one-half of the adults with a clinical diagnosis of hepatitis were found to have antigen present in the serum; only one of 59 asymptomatic blood donors showed the presence of antigen.

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