Hepatitis B Virus Immunology
Researchers from Blood Center detail findings in hepatitis B virus immunology
Published in Blood Weekly, August 2nd, 2007
New research, "Lengths of hepatitis B viremia and antigenemia in blood donors: preliminary evidence of occult (hepatitis B surface antigen-negative) infection in the acute stage," is the subject of a report. According to a study from Japan, "The Japanese Red Cross (JRC) implemented a fully automated pooling and nucleic acid amplification test (NAT) system for testing seronegative donations. The JRC sample repository and repeat blood donations allowed for lookback and follow-up studies of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA-positive donors, who tested negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and anti-hepatitis B core antigen in the JRC screening system From February 1, 2000, to March 31,...
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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-08-02)
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