title: [Serological Profiles of Hepatitis-B HBcAb-Positive Blood donors ].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the serological profiles for HBV in blood donors that were anti-HBc reactive and non-reactive to HBsAg in four Colombian cities.
  
  
  METHODS
  A prospective transversal study was conducted during 17 months, applying a complete serological profile for HBV in samples from blood donors that were anti-HBc reactive and non-reactive to HBsAg, results were analyzed employing descriptive statistics using Microsoft Excel and Epiinfo V. 3.5.1.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From donors reactive to anti-HBc, 75.0 % shown some additional infection marker for HBV. 1.3 % of blood donors had serological markers for chronical infection with hepatitis B, and a case had reactivity only for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). 6.1 % of donors showed a vaccination serological profile, only with reactivity to anti-HBsAg antibodies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With this study, anti-HBc blood screening importance was confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia, mbeltrand@ins.gov.co.
authors.forename: Mauricio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Beltrán-Durán
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia, mbeltrand@ins.gov.co.
authors.forename: Maritza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berrío-Pérez
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud, Bogotá, Colombia, mbeltrand@ins.gov.co.
authors.forename: María I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Bermúdez-Forero
authors.affiliation: Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Armando D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Cortés-Buelvas
authors.affiliation: Cruz Roja Colombiana, Santiago de Cali, Colombia.
authors.forename: Gloria C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Molina-Guevara
authors.affiliation: Hemocentro Distrital, Bogotá, Colombia, bacamacho@saludcapital.gov.co.
authors.forename: Bernardo A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Camacho-Rodríguez
authors.affiliation: Hemocentro Distrital, Bogotá, Colombia, bacamacho@saludcapital.gov.co.
authors.forename: Sonia P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Forero-Matiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001771:Blood Banks; D001782:Blood Donors; D003105:Colombia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D046148:Donor Selection; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood* / Q000453:epidemiology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014611:Vaccination; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens