Hepatitis B antigen was detected by both immunodiffusion and electron microscopy in mixed saliva concentrates from 5 out of 12 HB antigenemic patients who suffered from acute or chronic hepatitis, or liver cirrhosis. The antigen was also present in the saliva of two HB antigenemic kidney-transplant recipients.
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