Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection among the blood donors in Golestan province: cross-sectional study

Background and Objectives: Despite the increased sensitivity of screening tests, the HBV can be transmitted during the window period and occult hepatitis B infection. The purpose of this study was to evaluate HBV markers and prevalence of OBI among HBsAg negative blood donors in Golestan province....

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Main Authors: Asma Bahrami, Ali Akbar Pourfathollah, Masoud Parsania, Hossein Mehrabi Habibabadi, Zohreh Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2022-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/3365