## Abstract Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was detected in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of five of nine leukemia patients with HBsAgβpositive sera. These five CSF samples were shown to be free of occult blood using a sensitive hemoglobin extraction technique. The presence of HBsAg in CSF was
The incidence of hepatitis B surface antigen in Nigeria
β Scribed by G.O. Okafor; G.O. Obi; W.O. Chukwudebelu
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 303 KB
- Volume
- 73
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0035-9203
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