Asgeir Johannessen

Dried blood spots perform well in the quantification of HBV DNA and detection of HBeAg

Abstract Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA quantification and hepatitis B e-antigen (HBeAg) detection are recommended in the management of chronic HBV infection. The use of dried blood spots (DBS) collected with fingerstick could improve access to these tests in resource-lim...