Journal of clinical microbiology
Evaluation of fingerstick blood point-of-care testing of hepatitis B DNA for enhanced hepatitis B treatment decision making: a diagnostic accuracy study.
Behzad Hajarizadeh, Jacob George, Miriam T Levy, Ian Wong, Jess Howell, Gesalit Cabrera, Elise Tu, Marianne Martinello, Tanya L Applegate, Gail V Matthews
Published: 202610.1128/jcm.01405-25
Abstract
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA testing is essential for the management of HBV infection. Routine HBV DNA tests in central laboratories are expensive and require processed venous blood, limiting accessibility. This study is the first published assessment…
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