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Acute hepatitis B virus window-period blood donations detected by individual-donation nucleic acid testing: a report on the first two cases found and interdicted in Spain.
Transfusion - 1 Jul 2006
González Rocio, Echevarria José Manuel, Avellón Ana, Barea Luisa, Castro Emma
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BACKGROUND: Mathematical models predict that, in Spain, a significant number of blood units will be obtained during the window period of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Routine nucleic acid testing (NAT) on individual blood units may provide experimental data to evaluate such a theoretical risk. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Between February and July 2005, a total of 34,631 individual units were screened for...
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