| seroepidemiology of hepatitis b and d virus infection among intravenous drug addicts in israel. | to evaluate the prevalence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis d virus (hdv) infection among intravenous drug addicts (ivda) in israel, serum samples were collected from 400 asymptomatic individuals attending a methadone clinic in tel aviv. overall 5.5% were hbsag positive, 2.4% hbeag positive, 52% anti-hbc positive and 6.6% were positive for anti-hd. anti-hd was identified in 18% of addicts who were hbsag positive and in 3% who were hbsag negative and anti-hbc positive. strong correlation ... | 1993 | 8449634 |