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. 2013 Aug;16(8):487-8.

The value of fingertip blood impregnated paper in hepatitis B surface antigen screening

Oguz Karabay  1 , Aziz Ogutlu, Meltem Karabay, Bahri Teker, Nazan Tuna, Mehmet Yahyaoglu, Hasan Tahsin Gozdas
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The value of fingertip blood impregnated paper in hepatitis B surface antigen screening

Oguz Karabay et al. Arch Iran Med. 2013 Aug.

Abstract

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) screening is an important procedure to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) in a community. However, it is difficult, time consuming and expensive. In this study we aim to investigate the efficacy and usefulness of fingerprint blood impregnated paper in HBsAg screening. To our knowledge, blood impregnated paper is a practical, useful method for HBsAg screening in the community.

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