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TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
卷 45, 期 2, 页码 195-197出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.08.005
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Occult HBV; Blood donors; Anti-HBc
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- Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean EMRO/WHO [SGS07/41]
Background: One of the important factors in the ensuing safety of blood transfusion is to use a sensitive screening assay for detection of blood-born infective agents such as HBV which transmits through transfusion. To improve the detection rate of HBV infection in blood donors, a cross-sectional study was conducted in Rasht, which is the largest city in the north of Iran to explore the possibility of using anti-HBc as a screening test. Study design and methods: A total of 2041 blood samples negative for HBsAg, Anti-HCV, Anti-HIV I, II and RPR were tested to detect anti-HBc and then the positive anti-HBc samples were further checked for the presence of HBV DNA. Results: The prevalence of anti-HBc positive samples was 3.8% and HBV DNA was detected in only one sample. Conclusions: This study showed that anti-HBc positive blood donors may be a source of HBV transmission and further study for evaluation of HBV DNA in anti-HBc positive blood units is needed. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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