Opportunities and challenges for the application of artificial intelligence paradigms into the management of endemic viral infections: The example of Chronic Hepatitis …
Despite the advent of direct‐acting antiviral agents (DAAs) as a definitive therapy for chronic
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the burden of the disease remains globally elevated. The …
hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the burden of the disease remains globally elevated. The …
Systematic review of the accuracy of antibody tests used to screen asymptomatic adults for hepatitis C infection
G Cadieux, J Campbell, N Dendukuri - Canadian Medical Association …, 2016 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Several expert groups, including the United States Preventive Services Task
Force and the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, have recently examined or …
Force and the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, have recently examined or …
Need for nucleic acid testing in countries with high prevalence of transfusion‐transmitted infections
R Jain, P Aggarwal, GN Gupta - … Scholarly Research Notices, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. In India, family/replacement donors still provide more than 45% of the collected
blood. With increasing voluntary blood donation and the still‐prevalent infectious diseases …
blood. With increasing voluntary blood donation and the still‐prevalent infectious diseases …
Estimating window period blood donations for human immunodeficiency virus T ype 1, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus by nucleic acid amplification testing in …
Background Recently, strategic planning was initiated by the N ational B lood T ransfusion S
ervices P akistan to improve its blood bank facilities. Emphasis has been placed on …
ervices P akistan to improve its blood bank facilities. Emphasis has been placed on …
An overview of hepatitis B virus surface antigen mutant in the Asia Pacific
Hepatitis B virus infection is a serious health problem worldwide, and more than 350 million
people are chronic carriers, constituting a major global threat. Southeast Asia and the …
people are chronic carriers, constituting a major global threat. Southeast Asia and the …
Hepatitis B surface antigen variants in voluntary blood donors in Nanjing, China
Y Yong-Lin, F Qiang, Z Ming-Shun, C Jie, M Gui-Ming… - Virology journal, 2012 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is still one of the serious infectious risks for the
blood transfusion safety in China. One plausible reason is the emergence of the variants in …
blood transfusion safety in China. One plausible reason is the emergence of the variants in …
[PDF][PDF] Multiplex real-time RT-PCR assay for transfusion transmitted viruses in sero-negative allogeneic blood donors: an experience from Southern Pakistan
S Sultan, MI Nasir, S Rafiq, MA Baig… - … Malaysian Journal of …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: Blood transfusion safety commences with healthy donor recruitment. The threat
of transfusion transmitted infections is greatly minimized by serological tools but not entirely …
of transfusion transmitted infections is greatly minimized by serological tools but not entirely …
The detection of occult HBV infection in patients with HBsAg negative pattern by real-time PCR method
S Izmirli, DG Celik, P Yuksel, S Saribas, M Aslan… - … and Apheresis Science, 2012 - Elsevier
AIM: Diagnostic problems may be encountered in Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections by
serological tests and HBV DNA can be detectable in plasma and liver tissue while the …
serological tests and HBV DNA can be detectable in plasma and liver tissue while the …
A strategical re-thinking on National Blood Donor Pool: Anti-HBc positivity related re-entry mechanisms
S Yilmaz, A Unlu, RA Cetinkaya, M Yapar… - … and Apheresis Science, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Objectives Screening of blood donations for antibodies against
hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) is used to prevent transfusion transmitted hepatitis B virus …
hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) is used to prevent transfusion transmitted hepatitis B virus …
Trends in hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus seropositivity among blood donors over 15 years screened in the blood bank of a university hospital
Blood transfusion carries well defined risks including hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus
transmission. In this study, records of blood donation candidates between the years 1996 …
transmission. In this study, records of blood donation candidates between the years 1996 …