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Prevalence of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Blood Donors in Jiangsu, China.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2016
Lin Hong, Chen Xian, Zhu Shaowen, Mao Ping, Zhu Shanshan, Liu Yanchun, Huang Chengyin, Sun Jun, Zhu Jin
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OBJECTIVE: In 2010, only 1 donor blood sample was found to be anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) negative and HCV RNA positive, as detected by nucleic acid testing. In occult HCV infection (OCI), HCV RNA is found in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). We investigated the prevalence of OCI among blood donors. METHODS: We collected 513 samples from 334 eligible and 179 deferred donors, including 55...
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