Hepatitis B core antigen antibody as an indicator of a low grade carrier state for hepatitis B virus in a Saudi Arabian blood donor population

Transfusion Science

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 49-53

  Bernvil, S S ^a   Andrews, V ^a   Kuhns, M C ^b   McNamara, A L ^b  

^a KING FAISAL SPECIALIST HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAUDI ARABIA; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; VIRUS CARRIER; VIRUS NEUTRALIZATION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOOD DONORS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0346676958     PISSN: 09553886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-3886(96)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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