TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.37, sa.2, ss.87-92, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)
Background: Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection is of global importance and many studies are aimed to develop more sensitive diagnostic tools and improve therapeutic options. HBV infection is diagnosed and followed-up basically by serological studies, among which the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is widely used.