01335nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001100059653001800070653002200088653001100110653001600121653002700137653003300164653001100197653001200208653001900220653000900239100001500248700001100263700001500274700001600289245007400305300001000379490000700389520062300396022001401019       1979                            d  c1979 Apr-Jun10aBrazil10aCarrier State10aDiabetes Mellitus10aFemale10aHepatitis B10aHepatitis B Antibodies10aHepatitis B Surface Antigens10aHumans10aleprosy10aLiver Diseases10aMale1 aMendes T F1 aKulz H1 aMéxas P P1 aHerbert B A00aInfection by the hepatitis B virus in patients of a general hospital.  a73-800 v163 a<p>The prevalence of HBsAg and anti HBs was studied in 1062 inpatients in the city of Rio de Janeiro. HBsAg positivity rates were as follows: a) acute viral hepatitis: 37.8% b) chronic hepatitis 46.67% c) chronic liver disease without hepatitis: 7.69% d)  diabetes 3.08% e) lepromatous leprosy 2.35% f) others 2.01%. The carrier state is  emphasized. Anti HBs was less frequent in patients with acute viral hepatitis than in patients with other diseases (hepatic or not). The highest levels were: a) lepromatous leprosy: 57.65% b) drug addicts: 46.15% e) diabetes: 43.3%. The high anti HBs positivity is discussed.</p>  a0004-2803