Occult hepatitis B virus infection among anti-HBc positive blood donors: Necessitates substitution of screening by HBV NAT

J Infect. 2005 Oct;51(3):263. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.07.023. Epub 2005 Aug 26.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Blood Donors*
  • DNA, Viral / blood*
  • Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis B / virology
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatitis B Core Antigens / immunology*
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
  • Hepatitis B virus / genetics
  • Hepatitis B virus / immunology
  • Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods
  • Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Core Antigens
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens