Are isolated anti-HBc blood donors in high risk group? The detection of HBV DNA in isolated anti-HBc cases with nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) based on transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) and HBV discrimination

Altunay, Husnu; Kosan, Erdogan; Birinci, Ilhan; Aksoy, Armagan; Kirali, Kaan; Saribas, Abdulkerim; Aslan, Mustafa; Yuksel, Pelin; Alan, Esra; Yenen, Osman; Kocazeybek, Bekir

doi:10.1016/j.transci.2010.09.012

Are isolated anti-HBc blood donors in high risk group? The detection of HBV DNA in isolated anti-HBc cases with nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) based on transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) and HBV discrimination

Altunay H., Kosan E., Birinci I., Aksoy A., Kirali K., Saribas S., ...Daha Fazla

TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE, cilt.43, sa.3, ss.265-268, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2010
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.transci.2010.09.012
Dergi Adı: TRANSFUSION AND APHERESIS SCIENCE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.265-268
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) can be transmitted by blood transfusions even so using serological tests having high sensitivity and specificity. We aimed to detect HBV DNA in isolated Anti-HBc donors and show if they have transfusion risk or not.