Raghunanthan, T and Deepak, Arjundas and Sivakumar, M R and Nalini, Krishnan and Basheer, Ahmed and Thiruvengadam, K V and Kumaraswami, V and Suniti, Solomon and Thiyagarajan, S P (1984) Serologic markers of hepatitis - B infection in bronchial asthma. Lung India, 2 (2). pp. 192-194. ISSN Print: 0970-2113; Online: 0974-598X
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Abstract
Subjected to frequent parenteral drug and allergen administration, patients with bronchial asthma are likely to be at risk of contracting hepatitis B infection. In addition, those receiving immunotherapy are subjected to more frequent parenteral medication and hence are at a greater risk than those on only pharmacologic therapy. This problem was studied among 60 patients with bronchial asthma – 30 on immunotherapy and 30 on pharmacotherapy. A higher prevalence of Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBs Ag) among patients with bronchial asthma than in the general population was detected but no difference was found between the two groups.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | Tuberculosis > Clinical Research |
| Divisions: | Clinical Research |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Rathinasabapati R |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2013 09:26 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Mar 2016 09:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/175 |
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