Are current screening protocols for chronic hepatitis B virus infection adequate?
Mortensen E, Kamali A, Schirmer PL, Lucero-Obusan C, Winston CA, Oda G, Winters MA, Durfee J, Martinello RA, Davey VJ, Holodniy M. Are current screening protocols for chronic hepatitis B virus infection adequate? Diagnostic Microbiology And Infectious Disease 2015, 85: 159-167. PMID: 27009896, DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.12.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsDiagnostic Tests, RoutineDNA, ViralHealth Services ResearchHepatitis B AntibodiesHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatitis B, ChronicMass ScreeningRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsOccult HBV infectionHBV infectionHBV DNAOBI prevalenceChronic hepatitis B virus infectionHepatitis B virus infectionEnzyme immunoassayHBsAg-negative patientsInitiation of immunosuppressionLook-back investigationChronic HBV infectionSerum HBV DNAB virus infectionHBV DNA testingCurrent screening protocolsPatient blood samplesHBsAg enzyme immunoassayHBV testingOBI rateCohort patientsHBsAg testingAntigen testingHBV screeningInfection screeningHBV core