Blood donor testing for hepatitis B virus in the United States: is there a case for continuation of hepatitis B surface antigen detection?

BACKGROUND In the United States, blood donor testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was initiated in the early 1970s. More recently, testing for antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti‐HBc) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA have been added. The incidence of hepatitis B has been declining....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transfusion (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2018-09, Vol.58 (9), p.2166-2170
Hauptverfasser:	Dodd, Roger Y., Nguyen, Megan L., Krysztof, David E., Notari, Edward P., Stramer, Susan L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens Blood Blood & organ donations Blood donors Core protein Deoxyribonucleic acid DNA Hepatitis Hepatitis B Hepatitis B core antigen Hepatitis B surface antigen Incidence Infections Test procedures Viruses Yield
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