Hepatitis B Virus Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing Assay in Detecting Window Period and Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infections in Blood Donors

Hepatitis B Virus Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing Assay in Detecting Window Period and Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infections in Blood Donors

To reduce the residual risk of transfusion-transmitted infections, nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) of donated blood with higher sensitivity for HBV, HCV, and HIV 1/2 was implemented in Bulgaria at the end of 2019. This study aimed to assess the clinical sensitivity of HBsAg testing and NAT...

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Main Authors: Mariya Georgieva-Sredkova, Neli Doseva, Vladislav Nankov, Pencho Tonchev, Aneta Surdzhyska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical University - Pleven 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical & Clinical Research
Subjects:
hepatitis B virus
NAT testing
blood donation
Online Access:https://jbcr.arphahub.com/article/34565/download/pdf/
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