Estimates of hepatitis B virus prevalence among general population and key risk groups in EU/EEA/UK countries: a systematic review

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[Background]We aimed to evaluate the performance of a novel multiplex serological assay, able to simultaneously detect IgG of six infections, as a screening tool for imported diseases in migrants.[Methods] Six panels of 40 (n = 240) anonymized serum samples with confirmed infections were used as positive controls to assess the multiplex assay's sensitivity. One panel of 40 sera from non-infected subjects was used to estimate the seropositivity cutoffs, and 32 non-infected sera were used as ne...

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Authors: Bivegete, S; McNaughton, AL; Trickey, A; Thornton, Z; Scanlan, B

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Journal: Eurosurveillance: Europe's journal on infectious disease surveillance, epidemiology, prevention and control
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 30
• Pages: 2200738
• Publication date: 2023-07-27
• DOI: 10.2807/1560-7917.es.2023.28.30.2200738
• EISSN: 1025-496X
• ISSN: 1560-7917
• Language: English
• Keywords: European union; Virology; Virus; Medicine; Grey literature; Prison; Population; MEDLINE; Political science; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus; Geography; Demography; Estimation; Environmental health