| Literature DB >> 15163322 |
L A M Bashawri1, N A Fawaz, M S Ahmad, A A Qadi, W Y Almawi.
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The prevalence of serological markers of HBV and HCV were determined for blood donors in eastern Saudi Arabia. Between 1998 and 2001, 13,443 donors (10,778 Saudi and 2665 non-Saudi), were screened for HBsAg, anti-HBc Ab, and anti-HCV Ab using commercial kits. There was a steady decrease in the HBsAg (2.58 and 1.67%), anti-HBc rates (15.32 and 9.15%), and anti-HCV (1.04 and 0.59%) rates between 1998 and 2001, respectively. However, there was a marked difference between Saudi and non-Saudi donors with regard to anti-HBc (P < 0.001) and anti-HCV (P < 0.01), but not HBsAg prevalence rates in the same time period.Entities:
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Year: 2004 PMID： 15163322 DOI： 10.1111/j.1365-2257.2004.00601.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Lab Haematol ISSN： 0141-9854