post-transfusion occult hepatitis b (obi): a global challenge for blood recipients and health authorities
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Post-Transfusion Occult Hepatitis B (OBI): A Global Challenge for Blood Recipients and Health Authorities
Hepatitis B is one of the most frequent post-transfusion infections. Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is a form of hepatitis B infection in which, despite the presence of HBV-DNA in the serum and hepatocytes of the carrier, HBsAg is absent. In addition to the risk of transmission through the transfusion of infected blood, reactivation of hepatitis B in OBI patients and recipients of their blo...
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hepatitis monthlyجلد ۱۱، شماره ۹، صفحات ۷۱۴-۷۱۸
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