[The incidence of detecting HB viral infection in the families of patients with kidney diseases]

Abstract

A total of 33 families were surveyed with a view to determine the presence of viral hepatitis B markers in persons with diagnosed renal diseases. In all patients markers of hepatitis B virus infection (HBsAg, anti-HBs antibodies, anti-HBc total and IgM antibodies) were determined in the enzyme immunoassay. Those families in which examinees with renal pathology were found to have markers of hepatitis B virus infection exhibited a high level of contamination with hepatitis B virus. A high proportion of examinees with viral hepatitis B was established in the families where mothers were found to have markers of hepatitis B virus infection. These facts indicate that everyday contacts play an important role in the transmission of the virus. The study points out that in the family foci of hepatitis B virus infection non-manifest or slightly manifest forms of this infection are mainly registered.