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The significance of 'anti-HBc only' in the clinical virology laboratory.

Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2003

Alhababi Fadel, Sallam Talal A, Tong C Y William

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BACKGROUND: Isolated detection of hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) in the absence of surface antigen (HBsAg) or antibody (anti-HBs) has been reported, particularly among individuals infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV). The significance of this phenomenon is unknown and it is unclear whether all individuals with such serological pattern need further molecular...

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PMID: 12829038
DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(02)00171-3

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