Nucleic Acid Testing to Detect HBV Infection in Blood Donors
In this study involving 3.7 million blood donors, nucleic acid testing identified 9 donors with HBV infection who were not identified by routine serologic testing. The single triplex assay also identified 2 donors with HIV and 15 with HCV. The transfusion of blood containing hepatitis B surface anti...
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| Vydáno v: | The New England journal of medicine Ročník 364; číslo 3; s. 236 - 247 |
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| Hlavní autoři: | , , , , , , , |
| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Waltham, MA
Massachusetts Medical Society
20.01.2011
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| ISSN: | 0028-4793, 1533-4406, 1533-4406 |
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| Shrnutí: | In this study involving 3.7 million blood donors, nucleic acid testing identified 9 donors with HBV infection who were not identified by routine serologic testing. The single triplex assay also identified 2 donors with HIV and 15 with HCV.
The transfusion of blood containing hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is associated with post-transfusion infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Blood that is free of HBsAg but has high-titer antibodies against hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) in the absence of antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) can also transmit HBV infection.
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In 1986, screening for anti-HBc was implemented in the United States to reduce HBV transmission and as a surrogate marker for non-A, non-B hepatitis (i.e., hepatitis C virus [HCV]).
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However, a small proportion of donors with anti-HBc in the absence of HBsAg have circulating HBV DNA . . . |
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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-General Information-1 content type line 14 ObjectType-Undefined-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 1533-4406 |
| DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMoa1007644 |