| anti-hbc & hbv-dna detection in blood donors negative for hepatitis b virus surface antigen in reducing risk of transfusion associated hbv infection. | though sensitive screening assays for detection of hepatitis b virus surface antigen (hbsag) are available, occasional cases of post-transfusion hepatitis b virus infection (pth) still occur. the present study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of anti-hepatitis b core (anti-hbc) positivity and presence of hbv-dna in serum sample of healthy blood donors negative for both hbsag and anti-hcv antibody in shiraz, iran. since anti-hbc detection is not mandatory in iran, we evaluated whether anti ... | 2006 | 16567866 |
| prevalence of selected sexually and blood-borne infections in injecting drug abuser inmates of bandar abbas and roodan correction facilities, iran, 2002. | human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and other blood borne viral infections like hepatitis b virus (hbv) and hepatitis c virus (hcv) are major health issues especially in young and growing population of developing countries. all around the globe correctional facilities are known as potential source of spreading such disease. during summer 2002, hiv, hcv antibodies, hepatitis b surface (hbs) antigen and rapid plasma reagin (rpr) test were checked in venous blood samples of 252 injecting drug abuser ... | 2009 | 20428635 |