Blood donation screening for hepatitis B virus core antibodies: The importance of confirmatory testing and initial implication for rare blood donor groups
(2024)
Journal Article
Fu, M. X., Ingram, J., Roberts, C., Nurmi, V., Watkins, E., Dempsey, N., …Harvala, H. (2024). Blood donation screening for hepatitis B virus core antibodies: The importance of confirmatory testing and initial implication for rare blood donor groups. Vox Sanguinis, https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13608
Background and Objectives Exclusion of blood donors with hepatitis B virus (HBV) core antibodies (anti-HBc) prevents transfusion-transmitted HBV infection but can lead to significant donor loss. As isolated anti-HBc positivity does not always indica... Read More about Blood donation screening for hepatitis B virus core antibodies: The importance of confirmatory testing and initial implication for rare blood donor groups.