Hepatitis B Virus
Recent findings from H. Scheiblauer and co-authors highlight research in hepatitis B virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 10th, 2010
According to a study from the United States, "This study was conducted by the International Consortium for Blood Safety (ICBS) to identify high-quality test kits for detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) for the benefit of developing countries. The 70 HBsAg test kits from around the world were evaluated comparatively for their clinical sensitivity, analytical sensitivity, sensitivity to HBV genotypes and HBsAg subtypes, and specificity using 394 (146 clinical, 48 analytical and 200 negative) ICBS Master Panel members of diverse geographical origin comprising the major HBV genotypes A-F and the HBsAg subtypes adw2,4, adr and ayw1-4."
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-05-10)
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