Molecular and serological detection of occult hepatitis B virus among healthy hepatitis B surface antigen-negative blood donors in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Hudu, Shuaibu Abdullahi, Mohammed Harmal, Nabil Saad, Saeed, Mohamed Ibrahim, Alshrari, Ahmed Subeh, Abdul Malik, Yasmin, Niazlin, Mohd Taib, Hassan, Roshida, Sekawi, Zamberi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medical School, Makerere University 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53318/1/Molecular%20and%20serological%20detection%20of%20occult%20hepatitis%20B%20virus%20among%20healthy%20hepatitis%20B%20surface%20antigen-negative%20blood%20donors%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53318/; https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/issue/view/14827

Background: Occult hepatitis B infections are becoming a major global threat, but the available data on its prevalence in various parts of the world are often divergent.Objective: This study aimed to detect occult hepatitis B virus in hepatitis B surface antigen-negative serum using anti-HBc as a ma...