HBV: amplified and back in the blood safety spotlight

Review

S H Kleinman et al. Transfusion. 2001 Sep.

. 2001 Sep;41(9):1081-5.

doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41091081.x.

No abstract available

Comment on

Analysis of HBV infection after blood transfusion in Japan through investigation of a comprehensive donor specimen repository.
Matsumoto C, Tadokoro K, Fujimura K, Hirakawa S, Mitsunaga S, Juji T. Matsumoto C, et al. Transfusion. 2001 Jul;41(7):878-84. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41070878.x. Transfusion. 2001. PMID: 11452155
Frequent presence of HBV in the sera of HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive blood donors.
Yotsuyanagi H, Yasuda K, Moriya K, Shintani Y, Fujie H, Tsutsumi T, Nojiri N, Juji T, Hoshino H, Shimoda K, Hino K, Kimura S, Iino S, Koike K. Yotsuyanagi H, et al. Transfusion. 2001 Sep;41(9):1093-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41091093.x. Transfusion. 2001. PMID: 11552064
Comparison of the sensitivity of NAT using pooled donor samples for HBV and that of a serologic HBsAg assay.
Sato S, Ohhashi W, Ihara H, Sakaya S, Kato T, Ikeda H. Sato S, et al. Transfusion. 2001 Sep;41(9):1107-13. doi: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.2001.41091107.x. Transfusion. 2001. PMID: 11552066