CME Editor: Anne F. Eder, MD PhD
Article Title: Hepatitis B infections among blood donors in England between 2009 and 2018: is an occult hepatitis B infection a risk for blood safety?
Article Authors: Harvala H, Reynolds C, Gibney Z, Derrick J, Ijaz S, Davison KL, Brailsford, S
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Educational Objective: Describe the rate of non-detection of HBV among blood donors and estimate the risk of transmitting occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) from blood transfusion in England
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