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Australia antigen |
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Australia antigen [ȯ′strāl·yə ′ant·i·jən] (immunology) An infectious agent that causes hepatitis in some people; similar to an inherited serum protein in being polymorphic. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| HBsAg detection was repeated with a monoclonal antibody-based Hepanostika hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) kit (bioMerieux, Marcy l'Etoile, France). A recent multicenter, prospective cohort study classified 5293 men who had sex with men according to their HIV-1 antibody and hepatitis 13 surface antigen status (HBsAg) to examine liver-related mortality, which was higher in men with HIV-1 and HBsAg than in those with only HIV-1 infection or only HBsAg (P < . HBsAg mutants present as false-negative results in some immunoassays. |
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