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ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Hepatitis B Virus Diagnosis Using Dried Blood Spots in the D.R. Congo: Overcoming Misdiagnosis to Achieve 2030 WHO Targets.

Paula Martínez de Aguirre, Silvia Carlos, Samclide Mbikayi, Eduardo Burgueño, David Barquín, Céline Tendobi, Luis Chiva, África Holguín, Gabriel Reina

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Paula Martínez de AguirreMicrobiology Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
Silvia CarlosDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
Samclide MbikayiCentre Hospitalier Monkole, H7FP+W6P, 10, Monkole Avenue, Kinshasa 4484, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Eduardo BurgueñoCentre Hospitalier Monkole, H7FP+W6P, 10, Monkole Avenue, Kinshasa 4484, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
David BarquínMicrobiology Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
Céline TendobiCentre Hospitalier Monkole, H7FP+W6P, 10, Monkole Avenue, Kinshasa 4484, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Luis ChivaDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 28027 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1908-3251
África HolguínLaboratorio Epidemiología Molecular VIH-1, Hospital Ramón y Cajal-IRYCIS y CIBERESP, Madrid. Ctra. Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1330-8050
Gabriel ReinaMicrobiology Department, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4079-9753

Funding

Fundación Amigos de MonkoleGobierno de Navarra GN045-2015Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI16/01908
6 · The paper itself

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Dried Blood Spot TestingHepatitis BHepatitis B virusAdolescentAdultDemocratic Republic of the CongoDiagnostic ErrorsFemaleHepatitis B Surface AntigensHumansImmunoassayMaleMiddle AgedRapid Diagnostic TestsSensitivity and SpecificitySeroepidemiologic StudiesHepatitis B Surface Antigensdried blood spot (DBS)Hepatitis Bmisdiagnosisrapid diagnostic test (RDT)seroprevalencesub-Saharan Africa

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