HBV transmission from an occult carrier with five mutations in the major hydrophilic region of HBsAg to an immunosuppressed plasma recipient.

Coppola, Nicola; Loquercio, Giovanna; Tonziello, Gilda; Azzaro, Rosa; Pisaturo, Mariantonietta; Di Costanzo, Gaetano; Starace, Mario; Pasquale, Giuseppe; Cacciapuoti, Carmela; Petruzziello, Arnolfo

Coppola, Nicola; Loquercio, Giovanna; Tonziello, Gilda; Azzaro, Rosa; Pisaturo, Mariantonietta; Di Costanzo, Gaetano; Starace, Mario; Pasquale, Giuseppe; Cacciapuoti, Carmela; Petruzziello, Arnolfo.

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Coppola N; Department of Mental Health and Public Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy. nicola.coppola@unina2.it

J Clin Virol ; 58(1): 315-7, 2013 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23856167

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Blood Component Transfusion/adverse effects; Carrier State/virology; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/genetics; Hepatitis B/diagnosis; Hepatitis B/transmission; Immunocompromised Host; Mutation, Missense; Aged; Carrier State/diagnosis; DNA, Viral/blood; Hepatitis B/virology; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens/blood; Humans; Male; Viral Load

Key words

ALT; HBIG; HBV; HBV infection; HBsAg; HBsAg mutants; MHR; NAT; OBI; Occult HBV infection; PC; Transfusion; alanine amino-transferase; hepatitis B immunoglobulin; hepatitis B surface antigen; hepatitis B virus; major hydrophilic region; nucleic acid amplification technique; occult HBV infection; polymerase chain reaction

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Carrier State / Immunocompromised Host / Blood Component Transfusion / Mutation, Missense / Hepatitis B / Hepatitis B Surface Antigens Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Aged / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: J Clin Virol Journal subject: VIROLOGIA Year: 2013 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy

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