A nationwide survey for prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibody in qualified blood donors in Japan

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-313

  Takeda, H ^a   Matsubayashi, K ^a   Sakata, H ^a   Sato, S ^a   Kato, T ^a   Hino, S ^b   Tadokoro, K ^b   Ikeda, H ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS SOCIETY   (Japan)

^b SUWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood donors; Hepatitis E; HEV antibody; Screening

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD DONORS; DATA COLLECTION; DONOR SELECTION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; JAPAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77958472053     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: 14230410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.2010.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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