Absence of occult hepatitis B among blood donors in southern Brazil

BACKGROUND: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is characterized by the detection of HBV DNA in serum and/or in liver in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The reported prevalence of occult hepatitis B varies markedly among populations and according to the sensitivit...

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Main Authors: Fernando Herz Wolff, Sandra Costa Fuchs, Ajacio BM Brandão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000200012&lng=en&tlng=en