HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

Hepatitis b surface ab reactive means what - good or bad?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Depends: It means you have antibodies against the surface antigen of hep b. Either you have been immunized or you soon will have or have had hep b infection.

Dr Brown agreed

Answered 2/27/2021

5.8k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

What does hepatitis b surface antibody borderline non reactive mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Please explain what does hepatitis b antibody surface ql reactive mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

What does a test result showing hepatitis b surface antigen negative non reactive mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I was tested 4 weeks ago and many other times I was negative for Hepatitis B surface antibody, now this week it says borderline non reactive What does this mean?

3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

A member asked:

What does it mean if "HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY QL" is "borderline" but "HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN" is "non-reactive"?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

Hello good afternoon, im reading my results and it says hepatitis b surface ab ql reactive, what does that mean?
Got Hep B Surface Ab, Qual result as Reactive. HBsAg Screen as Negative. Does this mean I have Hepatitis B?
What does these mean? NEGATIVE Hepatitis B, Core Antibody Hep B Core Ab, Tot REACTIVE Hepatitis B, Surface Antibody?
Whatdoes Hepatitis B Surface AB reactive mean? It says Hepatitis B serology consist with immunity to from previous hepatitis vacination&Hep A total AB
Hepatitis b surface antigen non-reactive means what?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.