Evaluation of Blood Units with Isolated Anti HBC for the Presence of HBV DNA
We screened blood donors in one center in Saudi Arabia for a safety transfusion. We found that among 5043 blood donors negative for HCV and HIV, the incidence of HBsAg positivity was 2.97%. When antiHBc antibody was measured (HBcIg) in HBsAg negative donors, we observed that 21.47% were positive ind...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2002-01-01
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| Series: | Disease Markers |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2002/156359 |