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Detection of hepatitis B virus DNA among accepted blood donors in Nanjing, China.
Virology journal - 19 Aug 2010
Liu Yong, Li Ping, Li Cuiping, Zhou Jinyong, Wu Chao, Zhou Yi-Hua
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Posttransfusion hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection still occurs although its incidence has been substantially reduced since the introduction of screening of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in blood donors. This study aimed to investigate the occult HBV infection in accepted blood donors in Nanjing, China. RESULTS: The lower detection limit of the nested PCR in this study was estimated to be 20...
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