Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Among Blood Donors in Eastern Saudi Arabia: Results From a Five-Year Retrospective Study of HBV Seromarkers.

Faisal Mousa Alzahraninull MuzaheedSaeed Sattar ShaikhAmer Ibrahim AlomarSadananda AcharyaNasreldin Elhadi

Published in: Annals of laboratory medicine (2018)

The five-year prevalence of HBV infection among blood donors in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (3.24%) is lower than that reported for other regions in the country. The occult HBV infection rate of 0.05% emphasizes the importance of NATs in isolating potential infectious blood units.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
saudi arabia
south africa
liver failure
risk factors
human health