Hepatitis B Virus DNA is Absent in Lebanese Blood Donors Who Are Positive for Both Anti-Hbc and Anti-Hbs Antibodies
| Author | Mohammad Fayyad-Kazan | en |
| Author | Mahdi Tarhini | en |
| Issued Date | 2017-02-28 | en |
| Abstract | A major risk during blood transfusion is the transmission of infectious agents such as Hepatitis B virus (HBV). Screening for anti-HBc antibodies has long been used to test HBV infection and thus, blood safety. However, the development of advanced tools enabling HBV-DNA detection rendered the diagnostic benefit of anti-HBc test uncertain. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/hepatmon.44787 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/hepatmon/articles/15704 | en |
| Keyword | Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) | en |
| Keyword | Anti-HBc | en |
| Keyword | Anti-HBs | en |
| Keyword | Blood Safety | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Hepatitis B Virus DNA is Absent in Lebanese Blood Donors Who Are Positive for Both Anti-Hbc and Anti-Hbs Antibodies | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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