Importance of confirmatory testing in donated blood

During the period from January 1995 to January 1996 blood units from 8747 blood donors were screened for blood-borne viruses at King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. These tests included HBsAg, antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), antibodies to human immunodeficiency viruses...

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Main Author: Arif Mohammed Abdul
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 1998-01-01
Series:The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=1998;volume=4;issue=2;spage=76;epage=80;aulast=Arif