The cell mediated immunity has been studied by 3 different tests on a population including 32 african patients with cirrhosis; amongst those, 18 were HBs Ag carriers and 14 were Hbs Ag-. In those 2 groups, the intradermal tuberculin test and the DNCB cutaneous test showed a striking imminutary deficiency in half cases. The lymphoblastic transformation induced by PHA gave less striking results.

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