Affiliation:
1. Department of Infectious Diseases, Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow
Abstract
During the 2-year period (1971–72), 71 patients with virus B hepatitis were studied in Greater Glasgow. In this region, virus B hepatitis is most prevalent in adult males. With the introduction of routine screening of the blood donor population for HB Ag, there has been a significant reduction (p <0.02) in post-transfusion hepatitis. Seventy per cent of the patients in 1972 had no obvious history of exposure to HB Ag. Twenty seven per cent of the patients in this series had severe hepatitis. For clarification of our understanding of the natural history of virus B hepatitis in Greater Glasgow, further co-ordinated study is needed.