Hepatitis B virus screening in contacts of blood donors with antibodies against core protein (anti-HBc), but without surface antigen (HBsAg)

Hepatitis B virus screening in contacts of blood donors with antibodies against core protein (anti-HBc), but without surface antigen (HBsAg)

To increase blood safety Brazil introduced screening for anti-HBc among blood donors in 1993. There was a decrease in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission, but this measure identified a great number of HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive donors. Surveillance policy determines that contacts of HBV...

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Main Authors: Hildenete Monteiro Fortes, Luciano Corrêa Ribeiro, Gustavo Faria Perazolo, Francisco José Dutra Souto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2006-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
blood donor screening
communicable diseases
blood-borne pathogens
horizontal transmission
vertical transmission
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762006000200011

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