Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Among Voluntary Blood Donors from the Northeastern Region of Iran: Genotyping, Viral Load Characterization and Drug Resistance Prediction.

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BACKGROUND: Blood donor selection, along with laboratory screening of the HBV, plays a pivotal role in providing safe blood products. This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence, genotype, and drug resistance prediction of HBV among Iranian blood donors. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 47,506 blood donors referring to Golestan Blood Center from March 21, 2018, to March 20, 2019. Siemens...

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