Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen in blood donors in the middle west region of Brazil

The prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen in 552 prime blood donors was of 9.4%. The majority (71.2%) has antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen. The hepatitis B surface antigen was present in 0.7%, all of them antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen positive.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aguiar,José Ivan, Aguiar,Eliana, Paniago,Anamaria, Cunha,Rivaldo, Galvão,Luciney, Daher,Roberto
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2001
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762001000200009
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