Prevalence of occult hepatitis B infection and hepatitis B genotype characterization among blood donors in Jember Regency, East Java, Indonesia
These findings emphasize the need for enhanced screening, including NAT alongside serological testing, to mitigate OBI risks in blood donors and improve transfusion safety and public health policies in HBV-endemic regions of Indonesia.
Authors
- Kartika Senjarini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7041-1719)
- Nourhane Hafza
- Rini Riyanti
- Lê Hữu Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2056-8499)
- Dao Thi Huyen
- Le Chi Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7817-4479)
- Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-9883)
- Truong Nhat My (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-7897)
- Trần Thị Thanh Huyền (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5351-6401)
- Valentinus Dave Sugiharto
- Noer Sidqi Muhammadiy
Institutions
- Duy Tan University (VN)
- Universitas Jember (ID)
- Hue University (VN)
- Vietnamese - German Center of Excellence in Medical Research (VN)
- 108 Military Central Hospital (VN)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11864-9
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen