Low rate of hepatitis Delta virus co‐infection in first‐time blood donors diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B virus infection in the Netherlands
Chronic HBV/HDV co-infection in first-time donors in the Netherlands is extremely rare, affecting 0.00013% of all first-time donors, and only 0.5% of HBsAg-positive first-time donors consisting predominantly of migrants from high(er) HDV-endemic countries. Despite low HBV/HDV co-infection rates, a one-time HDV reflex testing strategy for HBsAg-positive patients remains essential to identify patients and to initiate antiviral treatment if needed to reduce the risk of serious liver disease.
Authors
- Mariet C.W. Feltkamp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5993-9846)
- Lesley A. Patmore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2911-2140)
- Annemiek A. van der Eijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8918-5536)
- Jolanda J.C. Voermans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5607-7395)
- Thijs van de Laar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6934-5056)
- Milan J. Sonneveld (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9253-563X)
- Michel Molier
- Ed Slot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2459-2448)
- Hans L. Zaaijer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0773-7315)
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Sanquin (NL)
- OLVG (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transfusion
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18238
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Gilead Sciences