| delta infection among patients with chronic hepatitis b in the stockholm region. | the prevalence, epidemiology and consequences of delta infection were analysed in 60 patients attending the roslagstull hospital for infectious diseases, stockholm, sweden, between 1972 and 1982. all of the patients had biopsy-documented chronic hepatitis b. using radioimmunoassay techniques, sera from all patients were tested for antibodies to hepatitis a virus, for hepatitis b surface antigen and the corresponding antibody, for antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen, for hepatitis b e antigen ... | 1984 | 6706409 |
| an epidemic outbreak of hepatitis a among homosexual men in stockholm. hepatitis a, a special hazard for the male homosexual subpopulation in sweden. | in 1979-1980, a distinct outbreak of hepatitis a occurred among homosexual men in stockholm, sweden, city and county area. the epidemic comprised 145 known cases. it began in december 1979 and progressed in waves during the following 10 months, with three distinct peaks separated by about six-week intervals. actually, the incidence of hepatitis a in the stockholm area showed a fivefold increase during 1980 as compared to the previous year. clinical serologic, and social characteristics were stud ... | 1982 | 7137147 |
| prevalence and risk factors for htlv-ii infection in 913 injecting drug users in stockholm, 1994. | the prevalence and risk factors for acquisition of human t-cell lymphotropic virus type i and ii (htlv-i and ii) were investigated in a prospective study of 913 injecting drug users (idus) in stockholm in 1994. epidemiologic data were recorded, and blood samples were tested for antibodies against htlv-i and htlv-ii; human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) types 1 and 2; and hepatitis a (hav), b (hbv), c (hcv), and d (hdv). positive serologic results for htlv were confirmed by western blot (wb) and po ... | 1997 | 9342259 |