title: The value of fingertip blood impregnated paper in hepatitis B surface antigen screening.
abstract: Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) screening is an important procedure to determine the prevalence of hepatitis B (HBV) in a community. However, it is difficult, time consuming and expensive. In this study we aim to investigate the efficacy and usefulness of fingerprint blood impregnated paper in HBsAg screening. To our knowledge, blood impregnated paper is a practical, useful method for HBsAg screening in the community.
authors.affiliation: Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Sakarya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Oguz
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karabay
authors.forename: Aziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ogutlu
authors.forename: Meltem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karabay
authors.forename: Bahri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Teker
authors.forename: Nazan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yahyaoglu
authors.forename: Hasan Tahsin
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Gozdas
mesh_terms: D057075:Enzyme Assays; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens