Occult Hepatitis B virus infection in previously screened, blood donors in Ile-Ife, Nigeria: implications for blood transfusion and stem cell transplantation

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission through blood transfusion is reduced by screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). However this method cannot detect the presence of occult hepatitis B virus infection. This study sought to determine the prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus...

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Autores principales: Olotu, Amadin A., Oyelese, Adesola O., Salawu, Lateef, Audu, Rosemary A., Okwuraiwe, Azuka P., Aboderin, Aaron O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27150469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0533-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4859058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27150469
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12985-016-0533-3

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