Misleading hepatitis B testing in the setting of intravenous immunoglobulin [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/25r]
Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is commonly used for a wide range of diagnoses, by multiple pediatric subspecialists. We report two cases of hepatitis B screening results post IVIG infusion, where positive anti-Hepatitis B core antigen serology tests indicated possible occult hepatitis infection,...
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Language: | English |
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F1000 Research Ltd
2013-11-01
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Series: | F1000Research |
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Online Access: | http://f1000research.com/articles/2-249/v1 |