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Can a person with positive hep b surface antibody test still have an ongoing infection (chronic or acute)? i only received the vaccine as an adult and had a surface antibody test show as "immune". is this sufficient to rule out chronic infection?
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If surface antibody is the only positive test result -- negative surface antigen and core antibody -- then you were vaccinated, never infected, are immune, and do not have chronic infection.
Answered 9/18/2023
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