Italian blood donors with anti-HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection

Manzini, Paola; Girotto, M.; Borsotti, R.; Giachino, Osvaldo; Guaschino, Roberto; C. Lanteri, Marion; Testa, Douglas; Ghiazza, P.; Vacchini, M.; Danielle, Franca; Pizzi, A.; Valpreda, Chiara; Castagno, Franco; Curti, Franco; Magistroni, Paola; Lorena Abate, Maria; Smedile, Antonina; Rizzetto, Mario

doi:10.3324/haematol.11224

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Italian blood donors with anti-HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection

Published in Haematologica • Nov 30, 2007

Authors:

Paola Manzini

M. Girotto

R. Borsotti

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection might allow the release of viremic units into the blood supply network if blood is tested only for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). The aim of our study was to evaluate the actual prevalence, viral load and genotype of occult HB...

Subject

HBsAg

Medicine

Hepatitis B virus

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