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Diagnostic accuracy of serological diagnosis of hepatitis C and B using dried blood spot samples (DB...

Diagnostic accuracy of serological diagnosis of hepatitis C and B using dried blood spot samples (DB...

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Diagnostic accuracy of serological diagnosis of hepatitis C and B using dried blood spot samples (DBS): two systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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Diagnostic accuracy of serological diagnosis of hepatitis C and B using dried blood spot samples (DBS): two systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Publisher

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Journal title

BMC infectious diseases, 2017-11, Vol.17 (S1), p.700-106, Article 700

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English

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England: BioMed Central Ltd

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Contents

Dried blood spots (DBS) are a convenient tool to enable diagnostic testing for viral diseases due to transport, handling and logistical advantages over conventional venous blood sampling. A better understanding of the performance of serological testing for hepatitis C (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) from DBS is important to enable more widespread...

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Diagnostic accuracy of serological diagnosis of hepatitis C and B using dried blood spot samples (DBS): two systematic reviews and meta-analyses

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1d50799a671746a09e9ae7f14177d971

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_1d50799a671746a09e9ae7f14177d971

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ISSN

1471-2334

E-ISSN

1471-2334

DOI

10.1186/s12879-017-2777-y

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