01100nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653002500070653002200095653001100117653001200128653001900140100001100159700001800170245006900188300001000257490000700267520059400274022001400868       1972                            d  c1972 May10aAntibodies10aHepatitis B Antigens10aHepatitis B virus10aHumans10aleprosy10aUnited Kingdom1 aShwe T1 aZuckerman A J00aAustralia antigen and antibody in British patients with leprosy.  a401-20 v253 a<p>Seventy-five sera collected from leprosy patients in England were tested for Australia antigen and antibody. Australia antigen was detected in only two patients with lepromatous leprosy and in one patient with borderline pure leprosy. Antibody to Australia antigen was found in one patient with lepromatous leprosy. These findings differ from previous reports and it is suggested that the frequency of Australia antigen in lepromatous leprosy is a function of the incidence of this antigen in the general population rather than increased genetic susceptibility to chronic infection.</p>  a0021-9746