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Screening of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Egyptian Blood Donors

Medical Journal of Viral Hepatitis (MJVH) • 2021
العودة
معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Attia Ahmed Attia1,* , Alaa Elmetwalli
الكلمات المفتاحية Hepatitis B virus, blood transfusion, occult infection, polymerase chain reaction
المجلة العلمية Medical Journal of Viral Hepatitis (MJVH)
الناشر Egyptian Liver Research Institute and Hospital (ELRISH)
المجلد 5
العدد 1
الصفحات 27-31
publication.type International
رابط البحث Not Available
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
Background: Although sensitive screening assays for
hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) are available,
special cases of post-transfusion hepatitis B virus infection
still occur. The present study was conducted to evaluate the
prevalence of anti-hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) positivity and
the presence of HBV-DNA in serum samples of healthy
blood donors negative for both HBsAg and anti-HCV
antibodies in Benha, Egypt.