Faisal Fathalla Ismail

Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Blood Donors; North Middle Libya

Mohamed Kaled A. Shambesh, Ezzadin Areaf Franka, Faisal Fathalla Ismail & Malik Abdurrazag Elosta · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2016

Background: Post transfusion hepatitis B (PTHB) continues to be an important public health concern in regard to blood transfusion in Libya. The inclusion of tests specifically for the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) began as part of the mandatory screening of blood donors in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IBRR/2016/27145

Anti-HBc and HBV-DNA among Blood Donors in North Africa; Western Libya

Mohamed Kaled A. Shambesh, Ezzadin Areaf Franka, Faisal Fathalla Ismail, Nagi Meftah Gebril, Kamel Ahmed Azabi & Fatma Amar · International Blood Research & Reviews · 2015

Background: Post transfusion hepatitis B (PTHB) continues to be an important public health concern with regard to blood transfusion in Libya and in Africa. This concern is related to the screening test which is still used but it is not enough to detect infective cases during wind...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IBRR/2015/18364