What does HBs stand for?

Hepatitis B Surface

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Maitha Al Bustani, Director of the Medical Fitness Services Department, Dubai Health Autho-rity (DHA), said in addition, 2,744 cases have tested positive for hepatitis B Surface Antigen, while 142 have been detected with tuberculosis (TB) during this period.

2,977 aeunfit' cases deported this year

Dynavax has had an agreement with Berna for supply of hepatitis B surface antigen for use with HEPLISAV, its hepatitis B vaccine.

Dynavax to acquire Rhein Biotech from Crucell

Mutations that occur within the immunodominant epitopes of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) allow mutant virus to propagate in the presence of a neutralizing immune response, while wild-type virus is reduced to undetectable levels.

Detecting hepatitis B surface antigen mutants

University Hospitals of Cleveland failed to follow its own SOPs for performing a "lookback" for a donor who repeatedly tested positive for Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), and calibration of a centrifuge also figured in an Aug.

"Lookback" failure allows Hepatitis B tainted blood to be transfused. ...

The VITROS [R] Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-HBs Reagent Pack and Calibrators (VITROS Anti-HBs assay) is for the qualitative in vitro determination of total antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) in human serum using the VITROS ECi Immunodiagnostic System.

Hepatitis assay

[3] In the late 1980s, the overall prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen in apparently healthy individuals in Saudi Arabia was reported to be 16.

The Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology of US Persian Gulf War ...

Belloni and associates from the Division of Neonatal Intensive Care in Pavia, Italy, vaccinated 2009 neonates born of mothers negative for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).

Hepatitis B Immunization in Premature Infants

According to earlier studies, nearly all Taiwanese children who have liver cancer also test positive for a hepatitis B surface antigen, as do 70 to 80 percent of adults with liver cancer.

Hepatitis B shots reduce liver cancer