Epidemic hepatitis B caused by commercial human immunoglobulin

Jacob John, T. ; Rajagopalan, M. S. ; Ninan, George T. ; John, Frederick ; Flewett, T. H. ; Francis, Donald P. ; Zuckerman, Arie J. (1979) Epidemic hepatitis B caused by commercial human immunoglobulin Lancet, 313 (8125). p. 1074. ISSN 0140-6736

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Abstract

An epidemic of acute hepatitis B followed the administration of human immunoglobulin to members of the staff of a mission hospital in India and their families. Jaundice developed in 123 (38%) of 325 persons inoculated. Hepatitis-B surface antigen was detected in three of the batches of immunoglobulin which were available for testing.

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