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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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Dr. Julie Abbott answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

No current infection: This result is most consistent with past HAV infection or immunity resulting from prior vaccination. The fact that the Anti-HAV IgM is negative indicates no recent infection, i.e. there is no current infection.

Dr Juchau and another doctor agreed

Answered 6/4/2015

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You're immune: Congratulations on being immune. You were either immunized or recovered from infection.

Answered 6/4/2015

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