Hepatitis B Virus NAT Positive Donors in Non‐Hepatic Organ Transplant: Quantifying Viral Loads to Optimize Recipient Risk Stratification and Management in the Prevention of Donor‐Derived Infection
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DOI: 10.1111/ctr.70236
Abstract: Transplantation is one of the few life‐saving therapies for patients with end‐stage organ disease, yet organ availability remains restrictive. Expanding donors to include those with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, incorporating HBV nucleic acid amplification… read more here.
Keywords: positive donors; transplant; donor; infection ... See more keywords
Prevalence, incidence and residual risk of transfusion-transmitted HBV infection before and after the implementation of HBV-NAT in northern Brazil
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208414
Abstract: Background Nucleic acid testing (NAT) for virus detection during blood screening has helped to prevent transfusion-transmitted infections worldwide. In northern Brazil, NAT was implemented in 2012 for HIV and HCV and more recently, in January… read more here.
Keywords: hbv nat; implementation; hbv; prevalence ... See more keywords