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Done Pre-vaccine Screening Test. Do I Have HBV?
Hello doctor. I have a strange result. Anti HBs titter. 5 HBs Ag ultra HBS. .01 negative Anti HBc IgG. 1.9. Negative That was the result of my pre vaccine screen. I was born 1982. Don t remember vaccination But the did HB e antibody equivocal And antigen negative. Do I have Hbv . Or need expensive pcr test
Mon, 24 Dec 2012
Hello,
Thanks for the post. Your results are quite explicit, you do not have either hepatitis B or C and you do not need a PCR to confirm. Serology done is sufficient. You may proceed with the vaccination at this stage.
Hope this answers your worry
Thanks for the post. Your results are quite explicit, you do not have either hepatitis B or C and you do not need a PCR to confirm. Serology done is sufficient. You may proceed with the vaccination at this stage.
Hope this answers your worry
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