Incidence of Occult Hepatitis B Infection (OBI) and hepatitis B genotype characterization among blood donors in Cameroon
The results suggest a considerable risk of transfusion-transmitted HBV in this region. Therefore, to ensure blood safety, nucleic acid testing (NAT) is recommended, as relying solely on HBsAg assays is insufficient to eliminate this risk.
Authors
- Stephen Mbigha Ghogomu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3459-6554)
- Nourhane Hafza
- Le Chi Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-4479)
- Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-9883)
- Eric Achidi
- Macqueen Ngum Mbencho
- Victorine Ndiwago Mingo
Institutions
- University of Buea (CM)
- Duy Tan University (VN)
- Hue University (VN)
- Vietnamese - German Center of Excellence in Medical Research (VN)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312126
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.03
Funders
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst