Low frequency of occult hepatitis B infection in anti-HBc seropositive blood donors: experience from a tertiary care centre in South India

Blood Transfus. 2012 Apr;10(2):230-2. doi: 10.2450/2011.0046-11. Epub 2011 Nov 15.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Blood Donors
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • Donor Selection
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / blood
  • Hepatitis B / transmission*
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood*
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood*
  • Hepatitis B virus / genetics
  • Hepatitis B virus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • India
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Transfusion Reaction*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens