Benefit of dynamic over static incubation in the detection of a low-level HBsAg (chronic carrier) bone donor

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 56-58

  Raafat, Alaeddin ^a,c   Yates, P ^a   Sellers, F ^a   Munro, K ^b   Dow, B ^b  

^a Aberdeen N E Scotland Blood T   (United Kingdom)

^b RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Regional Transfusion Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORGAN DONOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DETECTION;

ADULT; AGED; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0031983002     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000030905     Document Type: Article

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