Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in healthy blood donors.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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2003 Oct; 46(4): 690-2
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-75937
ABSTRACT
Blood transfusion is an important route of transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Occult HBV infection can exist in the absence of HBsAg and can be detected by determining HBV DNA. To determine the occult HBV infection in healthy blood donors. One hundred adult healthy blood donors, negative for HBsAg, anti HCV, HIV-1 and other risk factors were screened for HBV DNA by PCR. All the healthy blood donors were negative for HBV DNA by PCR. Occult HBV infection does not occur in the healthy blood donors in the population studied.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Blood Donors
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Blood Transfusion
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Humans
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Male
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DNA, Viral
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Hepatitis B virus
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Adult
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Hepatitis B
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India
Type of study:
Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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