Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Sera of Blood Donors and of Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus

• DOI: 10.1128/cdli.10.4.718-720.2003
• Publication Date: 2003-07-09T21:36:29Z
• Authors: Fernando Lopes Go...; Josiane Silveira ...; Claudia da Silva; Glaucimari Robert...; Maria Helena Post...; Viviane Cristina ...; Luis Alberto Magna; Neiva Sellan Lope...
• Keywords: Hepatitis B

With the use of PCR, we searched for hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in serum samples from 415 HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive patients: 150 were blood donors, 106 had only C (HCV) infection, and 159 human immunodeficiency (HIV) infection (of which 88 HCV positive 71 negative). HBV was detected 4% 3.4% HIV- HCV-positive patients, 24% patients.