Comparison of the sensitivity of NAT using pooled donor samples for HBV and that of a serologic HBsAg assay
- 1 September 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Transfusion
- Vol. 41 (9) , 1107-1113
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41091107.x
Abstract
BACKGROUND : Studies were conducted using samples from early and late‐stage HBV‐infected persons to determine the pool size at which PCR had better sensitivity than a sensitive HBsAg chemoluminescenc...Keywords
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