DETECTION OF ANTI-HBC AND ANTI-HBS ANTIBODIES IN BLOOD DONORS NEGATIVE
The Objectives: safety of blood products is one of the major issues in the area of transfusion medicine. In previous study we found that hepatitis B virus was epidemic in some of Basrah medical institutions to assess the prevalence of anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies in serum samples of healthy bloo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Basrah
2012-06-01
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| Series: | The Medical Journal of Basrah University |
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| Online Access: | https://mjbu.uobasrah.edu.iq/article_64011_21dd8a4ed52e38645154217804f4b0b0.pdf |
| Summary: | The Objectives: safety of blood products is one of the major issues in the area of transfusion medicine. In previous
study we found that hepatitis B virus was epidemic in some of Basrah medical institutions to assess the prevalence of
anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies in serum samples of healthy blood donors negative for both HBsAg and anti-HCV
in the Central Blood Bank, Basrah-Iraq.
Results: 204 serum samples negative for both HBsAg and anti-HCV collected from healthy blood donors were
tested for the presence of HBsAg, anti-HBs, HBeAg, anti-HBe and anti-HBc by using rapid chromatographic
immunoassay. Of the 204 samples tested, 13 (6.37%) of the HBsAg negative blood samples were found to be
positive for anti-HBc. 3(1.47%) out of 13 anti-HBc positive were found positive for anti-HBs.
Conclusion: detection of anti-HBc and anti-HBs antibodies were more important than other markers in detection
of latent Hepatitis B virus infection. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-0759 2413-4414 |