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What does high HBsAg mean?
High levels of HBsAg are suggestive of low fibrosis and immune tolerance in hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive patients; whereas low levels of HBsAg indicate a lower risk for HCC and inactive carrier state in HBeAg negative patients.
How do I get rid of HBsAg reactive?
Several antiviral medications — including entecavir (Baraclude), tenofovir (Viread), lamivudine (Epivir), adefovir (Hepsera) and telbivudine (Tyzeka) — can help fight the virus and slow its ability to damage your liver. These drugs are taken by mouth. Talk to your doctor about which medication might be right for you.
What will happen if HBsAg positive?
Hepatitis B surface antigen test A positive result means you have hepatitis B and can spread the virus. A negative result means you don’t currently have hepatitis B. This test doesn’t distinguish between chronic and acute infection.
How did I get hepatitis B?
The hepatitis B virus can be spread in the following ways: unprotected vaginal or anal sex. living in a household with a person with chronic (life-long) HBV infection. sharing personal care items such as toothbrushes, razors, or nail clippers.
Is Hepa B reactive curable?
There’s no cure for hepatitis B. The good news is it usually goes away by itself in 4 to 8 weeks. More than 9 out of 10 adults who get hepatitis B totally recover. However, about 1 in 20 people who get hepatitis B as adults become “carriers,” which means they have a chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis B infection.
What does HBsAb reactive mean?
A “positive” or “reactive” HBsAb (or anti-HBs) test result indicates that a person has successfully responded to the hepatitis B vaccine or has recovered from an acute hepatitis B infection. This result means that you are immune to future hepatitis B infection and you are not contagious.
How can HBsAg become negative?
Therefore, HBsAg will be negative if the acute infection of hepatitis B is resolved and the hepatitis infection does not go to a chronic state. Also of course if the patient is never infected by the virus. There is a phase known as “window period” that happens shortly after the acute infection is resolved.
What exactly is HBsAg and HBsAb?
HBsAb = Hepatitis B surface antibody that is produced because the body has been exposed to the Hepatitis B virus (HBV). HBsAg = Hepatitis B surface antigen, this is the part of the virus that induces an immune response. Presence of either HBsAb and/or HBsAg mean different things: Presence of HBsAb = the body has been exposed to HBV. It usually
What does HBsAg positive means?
A positive HBsAg test result means that you are infected and can spread the hepatitis B virus to others through your blood. anti-HBs or HBsAb (Hepatitis B surface antibody) – A “positive” or “reactive” anti-HBs (or HBsAb) test result indicates that a person is protected against the hepatitis B virus.