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What is hepatitis b core ab igm test?

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Dr. Arthur Heller answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Test for acute inf: Reliable test for acute infection with hepatitis b.

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Answered 4/27/2012

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Dr. Jay Park answered

See below: Presence of IgM hepatitis b core antibody indicates an acute (current) or recent hepatitis b infection.

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Answered 10/14/2016

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What does it mean if your Hepatitis A Antibody IGM test was nonreactive and your Hepatitis A Total Antibody WAS reactive? Are you infected or not? Is the Hep A infection from the past or recent?

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What are the chances of a reactive Hepatitis A IgM antibody test being a false positive? Igg test was negative. Can you get a false positive if you've got a cold or flu when the test is run?

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Is it good or bad that anti hbc Igm came out negative in the analysis after hepatitis b was cured. how should it be negative or positive? Thank you

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Is it good or bad that anti hbc Igm came out negative in the analysis after hepatitis b was cured. how should it be negative or positive? Thank you

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What does these results mean? Hepatitis B, Core AntibodyNEGATIVE Hepatitis A, AntibodyPOSITIVE Hepatitis A, IgM AntibodyNEGATIVE Hepatitis B, Surface AntibodyREACTIVE?

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