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What Causes High Levels Of HBsAb In Blood Test?

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My GammaGT is high from so many years. it is 74 where it has to be less than 49 from year 2004 onwards. I took Twin-Rix vancinne in year 2005. I did my blood test in Nov 2007 where surface Antibodies (HBsAb) is greater than 1000. What does than mean. Am I infected with Hep B

Tue, 20 Sep 2016
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No you are not infected with Hepatitis-B virus
Hepatits-B vaccine contain some part of virus which when injected into body produces antibody and because of this antibody formation, body is protected against Hepatitis-B virus infection in future.
Anytime after vaccination, evelavated level of Anti-HbsAg antibody indicates adequate response due to vaccination
Hepatits-B infectivity in such cases can not be interpreted based on Anti-HbsAb antibody only. It require result of HbsAg antigen, Anti-HbcAb antibody also
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What Causes High Levels Of HBsAb In Blood Test?

No you are not infected with Hepatitis-B virus Hepatits-B vaccine contain some part of virus which when injected into body produces antibody and because of this antibody formation, body is protected against Hepatitis-B virus infection in future. Anytime after vaccination, evelavated level of Anti-HbsAg antibody indicates adequate response due to vaccination Hepatits-B infectivity in such cases can not be interpreted based on Anti-HbsAb antibody only. It require result of HbsAg antigen, Anti-HbcAb antibody also