A small proportion of blood donors test reactive (R) for HBsAg but negative through routine NAT, which can lead to HBV infection with an extremely low viral load. Objectives We aimed to investigate and analyze the molecular characteristics of HBV among blood donors that tested HBsAg R in a ...
DETERMINATION OF REACTIVE HBsAg CUT-OFF THAT NEED CONFIRMATORY TESTdoi:10.24293/IJCPML.V24I3.1335Sherly PurnamawatyIrda HandayaniAsvin NurulitaUleng BahrunPDS Patklin
Repeatedly reactive samples were confirmed by the use of ELISA kit (Wellcome Laboratory, UK). None of these women had had a blood transfusion or hepatitis B vaccination in the past, and none was an intravenous drug abuser. The maternal seroprevalence was 2·19%. This means one of every 45...