Hepatitis B in Homosexual Men: Prevalence of Infection and Factors Related to Transmission

摘要: Of 3,816 homosexual men examined in five sexually transmitted disease clinics the United States, 6.1% had hepatitis B surface antigen, 52.4% antibody to and 3.0% of who no other indicator infection with virus (HBV) core antigen. The rate seropositivity for HBV indicated by presence one or more these serologic markers was 61.5%; significantly related duration regular activity number nonsteady male sexual contacts four months before patients were interviewed. Anal-genital intercourse, oral-anal rectal douching evidence infection, but oral-oral contact oral-genital not. Trauma mucosa is a feature common practices that HBV.