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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Main Authors: Christelle M Ilboudo, Erin M Guest, Angela M Ferguson, Uttam Garg, Mary Anne Jackson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: F1000 Research Ltd 2013-11-01
Series:F1000Research
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Online Access:http://f1000research.com/articles/2-249/v1