Evidence that anti-HBc but not HBV DNA testing may prevent some HBV transmission by transfusion

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 186-195

  Allain, Jean Pierre ^a   Hewitt, Patricia E ^a   Tedder, Richard S ^a   Williamson, Lorna M ^a  

^a East Anglia Blood Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; Blood safety; HBV DNA; Hepatitis B virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS NON A NON B; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032735424     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1999.01665.x     Document Type: Article

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