Dried blood spot sampling for hepatitis B virus serology and molecular testing.

<h4>Background aims</h4>Dried blood spots (DBS) on filter paper have been successfully used to diagnose and monitor several infectious diseases. The aim was to investigate the performance of DBS in hepatitis B virus (HBV) diagnosis using commercial tests in comparison to standard methods...

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Main Authors: Sofiane Mohamed, Audrey Raimondo, Guillaume Pénaranda, Claire Camus, Denis Ouzan, Sophie Ravet, Marc Bourlière, Hacène Khiri, Patrick Dukan, Daniel Olive, Philippe Halfon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23613788/?tool=EBI