Implications of occult hepatitis B infection for blood donor management: a five-year evaluation from Western Saudi Arabia

Abstract Background Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI), defined by detectable HBV DNA in the absence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), remains a diagnostic challenge and a potential source of transfusion-transmitted infection. In intermediate-endemic settings such as Saudi Arabia, serology-bas...

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Principais autores:	Wajnat A. Tounsi, Somaya Noorsaeed, Amany I. Almars, Mona M. Almramhi, Ahmed M. Basri, Ammar A. Basabrain, Ahmed Rokan, Taghreed S. Almansouri, Sara H. Mokhtar, Nora Y. Hakami
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado:	BMC 2026-01-01
Series:	BMC Infectious Diseases
Assuntos:	Occult hepatitis B infection Transfusion-transmitted infections Blood donors management
Acceso en liña:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-026-12699-8
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