The biological meaning of anti-HBC positive result in blood donors: relation to HBV-DNA and to other serological markers

The biological meaning of anti-HBC positive result in blood donors: relation to HBV-DNA and to other serological markers

In order to assess the potential risk of anti-HBc-positive blood donors for post-transfusional hepatitis and to investigate whether other HBV serological markers are capable of identifying the presence of the virus, 1000 first-time blood donors were enrolled between June and July 1997. These donors...

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Main Authors: Luiz C. Arraes, Ricardo Ximenes, Jean-Marie Andrieu, Wei Lu, Silvana Barreto, Leila M.M.B. Pereira, Adauto Castelo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2003-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Hepatitis B
Transfusion
Serological markers
HBV-DNA
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