Comparison the prevalence of isolated Hepatitis B core antibody among injection drug users with blood donors in central province in IRAN

Comparison the prevalence of isolated Hepatitis B core antibody among injection drug users with blood donors in central province in IRAN

Background: In healthy blood donors, 2%–5% have isolated anti-HBc. Prevalence of hepatitis B, C and co- infection (HBV +HCV) among injection drug user is high. Hepatitis C suppress of HB SAg and may be hepatitis B presented only with isolated anti HBC. This study determined of prevalence o...

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Main Authors: Masoomeh Soufian, Fatemeh Sadat Mahdaviani, Nabiollah Izadi, Ali Mousavinejad, Hossein Sarmadian, Nader Zarrinfar, Manizheh Kahbazi, Ali Asghar Farazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2011-09-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
Subjects:
isolated anti-HBc
injection drug users
prevalence
hepatitis
Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-232&slc_lang=en&sid=1

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