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

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 H...

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Published inArchives of Iranian medicine Vol. 16; no. 8; p. 487
Main Authors Karabay, Oguz, Ogutlu, Aziz, Karabay, Meltem, Teker, Bahri, Tuna, Nazan, Yahyaoglu, Mehmet, Gozdas, Hasan Tahsin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Iran Academy of Medical Sciences of I.R. Iran 01.08.2013
Subjects
Enzyme Assays
Hepatitis B - blood
Hepatitis B - diagnosis
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood
Humans
Mass Screening - economics
Mass Screening - methods
Predictive Value of Tests
Prevalence
Sensitivity and Specificity
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1029-2977
1735-3947