Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B infection among apparently clinically healthy blood donors in Northern mid-Karnataka
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Trend in seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus infection among blood donors of coastal Karnataka, India.
BACKGROUND Hepatitis B is one of the transfusion transmissible infections. The prevalence of this infection varies across the different geographies. Noting the trend in seroprevalence is useful to assist the preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to determine the trend of seroprevalence of hepatitis B in costal Karnataka over a three-year period. METHODOLOGY The study was conducted ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2394-6784,2394-6792
DOI: 10.18231/j.ijpo.2019.068