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Hepatitis b antibody.standard 5 item hbv test, only hbv surface antibody present. how immune is this to a partner of hbv carrier status through sex?

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Foolish: If someone is actively and acutely infected with hep b, even the idea of considering unprotected sexual intercourse is ridiculous. Just because immunization status shows immunity to hep b, this is not a 100% guarantee and there are still risks.

Answered 3/31/2013

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