Hepatitis B virus DNA in serum of 'anti-HBc only'-positive healthy Lebanese blood donors: significance and possible implications

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 278-282

  El Zaatari, M ^a,b   Kazma, H ^a   Naboulsi Majzoub, M ^c   Haidar, M ^d   Ramlawi, F ^b   Mahfoud, Z ^b   Ramia, S ^b  

^a Hammoud Hospital   (Lebanon)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^c Islamic Hospital Tripoli   (Lebanon)

^d Bahman Hospital   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Antibody to Hepatitis B core antigen (anti HBc); Blood donors; Hepatitis B virus DNA

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD SAMPLING; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEBANON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SEROLOGY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

BLOOD DONORS; CARRIER STATE; DNA, VIRAL; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LEBANON; MASS SCREENING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 34250801505     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.04.010     Document Type: Article

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