title: Testing for hepatitis B virus core antigen and e antigen may confer additional safety of donors' blood negative for heptitis B virus surface antigen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Royal College of Medicine Perak, University of Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Fawwaz Shakir
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Al-Joudi
authors.affiliation: Unit of Haematology, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Maimunah Binti Mohd
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Arif
authors.affiliation: Unit of Haematology, Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital, Kuantan, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Zulaikha Binti
authors.initials: ZB
authors.lastname: Mohamed
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Ismarulyusda
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Science of Malaysia, Kota Bharu, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Suhair A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ahmed