title: Lack of correlation between hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B virus DNA levels in blood donors.
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Allain
authors.forename: Francis
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sarkodie
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Candotti
authors.forename: Ohene
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Opare-Sem
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D001782:Blood Donors; D002353:Carrier State / Q000097:blood; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005869:Ghana; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods; D019562:Viral Load; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D000410:Alanine Transaminase