Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA in blood units with anti-HBc as the only positive serological marker

Haematologia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 159-165

  Tseliou, P ^a   Spiliotakara, A ^a   Dimitracopoulos, G O ^b   Christofidou, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; HBV DNA; Hepatitis B; PCR

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD DONOR; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD DONORS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033641920     PISSN: 00176559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855900300109152     Document Type: Article

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