Open AccessAnti-HBc screening in Indian blood donors: Still an unresolved issue
Author(s) -
Hari Krishan Dhawan,
Neelam Marwaha,
Ratti Ram Sharma,
Yogesh Chawla,
Beenu Thakral,
Karan Saluja,
Sanjeev Sharma,
Manish Thakur,
Ashish Jain
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.14.5327
Subject(s) - hbsag , medicine , hepatitis b virus , antibody , population , seroprevalence , hepatitis b , immunology , blood units , blood transfusion , serology , virus , environmental health
To study the seroprevalence of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) in healthy blood donors negative for HBsAg and to evaluate whether anti-HBc detection could be adopted in India as a screening assay for HBV in addition to HBsAg.
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