TY - JOUR AU - Mayer, Theodor K. AU - Vargas, Roberto L. AU - Knebel, Ann E. AU - Williams, Scott A. AU - Culver, Sean P. AU - Clark, Daniel M. AU - King, Louise R. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/05/20 TI - Hepatitis B assays in serum, plasma and whole blood on filter paper JO - BMC Clinical Pathology SP - 8 VL - 12 IS - 1 AB - Screening and determining the immune status of individuals for hepatitis B is usually done by detecting hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antigen-specific antibodies (HBsAb). In some countries with the highest viral burden, performing these assays is currently impractical. This paper explores the use of filter paper as a blood specimen transport medium. SN - 1472-6890 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6890-12-8 DO - 10.1186/1472-6890-12-8 ID - Mayer2012 ER -