Negative Result For Hepatitis B. Hepatitis B surface antigen anti-HBc antibody to hepatitis B core antigen. This protection can be the result of receiving the hepatitis B vaccine or successfully recovering from a past hepatitis B infection.
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A negative result means you dont currently have hepatitis B. Hepatitis B virus HBV testing plays an important role in detection classification and management of HBV disease. Hepatitis B is a severe liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus or HBV.
If the infection lasts for more than 6 months the Hepatitis B infection is said to be chronic.
A positive anti-HBs or HBsAb test result means you are immune and protected against the hepatitis B virus and cannot be infected. This situation is called occult hepatitis B virus infection OBI. Your test results may not mean you have a problem. Request for a hepatitis B screen will often result in only the hepatitis B surface antigen HBsAg test being done.
