HBsAg High-Sensitive
Q-LISA Exclusive
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Product description:
A direct sandwich type of ELISA for the detection of HBsAg against all 11 subtypes of Hepatitis
B Virus in human serum/plasma.
Hepatitis B infection is one of the most common infectious diseases of global significance. The
infection is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) that infects the liver, causing
hepatocellular necrosis and inflammation. HBV infection can be either acute or chronic, and the
associated illness ranges in severity from asymptomatic to symptomatic, progressive disease.
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB), defined as persistence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) for six
months or more is major public health problem. Worldwide there are an estimated 240 million
chronically infected persons, particularly in low and middle-income countries (LMICs); causing
650,000 deaths annually due to CHB. The HBV is transmitted through direct contact with infected
blood. This can happen through direct blood-to blood contact, unprotected sex, unsterile
needles, unsterile medical or dental equipment, and from an HBV infected mother to her baby at
birth.
