Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 247-250 , December 2011

New approaches to in vitro diagnosis of hepatitis C infection a reason for post transfusion hepatitis: Diagnostic value of determination of hepatitis C virus core antigen

  • Pelin Yuksel

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Reyhan Caliskan

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Sevgi Ergin

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Mustafa Aslan

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Deniz Gozde Celik

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Suat Saribas

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Tevhide Ziver

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Altan Yalciner

      Affiliations

    • Duzen Laboratory, Cemal Sahir Sok. No. 14, 34383 Mecidiyeköy, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Bekir Kocazeybek

      Affiliations

    • Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Department, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Kocamustafapasa, Istanbul, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +90 532 6168150; fax: +90 212 6322122.

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doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2011.10.002

Transfusion and Apheresis Science
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 247-250 , December 2011

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