A member asked:

My hepb serology hbasg +ve, confirmatory test hbsag-ve, hbcab, hbsab, hbeag, hbeab are all -ve, this is 3rd tym same result, am i infected?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

My vote is...: No, based on the confirmatory results that antigens and antibodies are negative. As the surface antibody (HBsAb) is currently negative, one can ask his primary care for Hepatitis B vaccines, to acquire protection. However, if one was exposed recently, and got a new infection, he could be in the brief window period, if the HBcAb test was for IgG only (thus missing HBcAb IgM). His Dr. can explain.

Answered 8/29/2015

2.4k views

Thank

Related Questions

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