Hepatitis B antibody carriers should be deferred. (Blood bank news).A recent study indicates that donors who have antibodies to hepatitis B Core antigen hepatitis B core antigen n. Abbr. HBcAg A core protein antigen of the hepatitis B virus found on the Dane particle and also in hepatocyte nuclei in hepatitis B infections. (anti-HBc) but are free of hepatitis B surface antigen hepatitis B surface antigen n. Abbr. HBsAg An antigen derived from the surface of the hepatitis B virus that is present in the blood in active hepatitis B infection. Also called Australia antigen. (HBsAg) may still be infectious and should be deferred. The study's findings indicated that 11 of 50 HBsAg-negative, anti-HBc-positive persons studied still had the virus present in their systems as immune complexes, and eight others tested positive for the virus's DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. , despite testing negative for the virus itself. |
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