The Epidemiological Pattern of Hepatitis A, B, and Non-A, Non-B in Sweden

Gunnar Norkrans Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University of Göteborg, East Hospital, Göteborg, and the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Virology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden, and the Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, University of München, München, Germany

Gert Frösner Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University of Göteborg, East Hospital, Göteborg, and the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Virology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden, and the Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, University of München, München, Germany

Svante Hermodsson Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University of Göteborg, East Hospital, Göteborg, and the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Virology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden, and the Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, University of München, München, Germany

Nancy Nenonen Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University of Göteborg, East Hospital, Göteborg, and the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Virology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden, and the Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, University of München, München, Germany

Sten Iwarson Dept. of Infectious Diseases, University of Göteborg, East Hospital, Göteborg, and the Institute of Medical Microbiology, Dept. of Virology, University of Göteborg, Göteborg, Sweden, and the Max-von-Pettenkofer Institute, University of München, München, Germany

Abstract

In a clinical series of 148 patients with acute hepatitis, serological analysis of hepatitis A and hepatitis B markers revealed 16% of the cases as hepatitis type non-A, non-B. Hepatitis A was diagnosed in 27% of the patients with drug addicts as the predominating category, while serological evidence of hepatitis B infection was found in 57%, again with drug addicts in the majority. Drug addicts also predominated among the non-A, non-B cases, and possibly this category of patients is today the main reservoir not only of hepatitis B but also of hepatitis A and non-A, non-B.

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