Prevalence of HBc-Ab among HBs-Ag negative healthy blood donors in south of Iran

Background: The risk of infection with transfusion-transmitted viruses, such as Hepatitis B virus (HBV), has been reduced markedly. However, a zero-risk blood supply remains a popular goal. Anti-hepatitis B core antigen (anti- HBc) is considered to be an effective marker for occult HBV infection, a...

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Main Authors: Farhad Khorami, Seyed Alireza Sobhani, Parivash Davoudian, Ebrahim Khajeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Electronic Physician 2013-03-01
Series:Electronic Physician
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477747/