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Blood donor screening in the Netherlands: Universal anti-HBc screening in combination with HBV nucleic acid amplification testing may allow discontinuation of hepatitis B virus antigen testing
- Source :
- Transfusion, 61(7), 2116-2124. Wiley-Blackwell
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Background: In the Netherlands, blood donor screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) consists of HBsAg screening since the 1970s, HBV DNA minipool testing (MP-NAT) since 2008, and anti-HBc screening since 2011. Anti-HBc reactivity causes deferral only if anti-HBs titers are
- Subjects :
- Adult
HBsAg
Hepatitis B virus
Blood Safety
Immunology
Blood Donors
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Unnecessary Procedures
medicine.disease_cause
Donor Selection
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Immunology and Allergy
Medicine
Humans
infectious disease testing
Viremia
Hepatitis B Antibodies
Netherlands
Blood donor screening
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
business.industry
virus diseases
Hematology
Hepatitis B
Virology
Hepatitis B Core Antigens
digestive system diseases
transfusion transmitted disease—hepatitis
Discontinuation
Anti hbc
Titer
Hepatitis B Virus Antigen
DNA, Viral
Nucleic acid
business
Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques
030215 immunology
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00411132
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Transfusion
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....728490d59390de968c2c7b7bdedce422