| Literature DB >> 23856167 |
Nicola Coppola1, Giovanna Loquercio, Gilda Tonziello, Rosa Azzaro, Mariantonietta Pisaturo, Gaetano Di Costanzo, Mario Starace, Giuseppe Pasquale, Carmela Cacciapuoti, Arnolfo Petruzziello.
Abstract
We describe the case of transmission of an HBsAg-negative hepatitis B infection to an immunosuppressed patient by plasma donation from an HBsAg-negative subject, but with very low serum HBV DNA (about 50 IU/ml) and five mutations in the major hydrophilic region of HBsAg.Entities:
Keywords: ALT; HBIG; HBV; HBV infection; HBsAg; HBsAg mutants; MHR; NAT; OBI; Occult HBV infection; PC; Transfusion; alanine amino-transferase; hepatitis B immunoglobulin; hepatitis B surface antigen; hepatitis B virus; major hydrophilic region; nucleic acid amplification technique; occult HBV infection; polymerase chain reaction
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23856167 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.06.020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Virol ISSN: 1386-6532 Impact factor: 3.168