• Prevalence of hepatitis B & hepatitis C virus infections in potential blood donors in rural Vietnam 

      Le, Viet; Nguyen, Thi Ngoc Lan; Ty, Phung Xuan; Bjørkvoll, Bjørn; Hoel, Hedda B; Gutteberg, Tore Jarl; Husebekk, Anne; Larsen, Stig; Skjerve, Eystein; Husum, Hans (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Safe blood and blood products should be offered to all patients in need for blood transfusion. The objectives of the present study were to establish prevalence estimates for hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections as a foundation for safe blood transfusion in rural Vietnam, and to check the accuracy of the laboratory analysis used for hepatitis testing of blood donors in Vietnam. A cross-sectional ...
    • Safe Blood Transfusion: Screening for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Infections in Potential Blood Donors in Rural Southeast Asia 

      Le, Viet (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2014-11-06)
      2,400 blood samples from potential voluntary rural blood donors in a multicentre cross-sectional study in Cambodia and Vietnam were analysed with rapid and EIA tests for detection of HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HCV at local laboratories. 640 randomly selected blood samples were blindly validated in a Norwegian accredited micro-laboratory by a chemiluminescent micro particle immunoassay technique (CMIA). ...