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What Does The Following Blood Test Report Indicate?
Question: My bloodwork states negative on all but reactive on the Hep B core AB, igm...I had a specialist do bw and said something was false positive and he was fine after that then he vaccinated me for Hep b. Now it's been 3.5 yrs and I get routine be done and every scenario makes no sense...Please tell me I'm OK..
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I am dr.kakkar. I have gone througb your query and I have noted your concern
What about HBs Ag and Anti- HBs? Were they also done and negative?
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Hello. Thank you for writing to us
I am dr.kakkar. I have gone througb your query and I have noted your concern
What about HBs Ag and Anti- HBs? Were they also done and negative?
Regards
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
That's what I stated in my original question was everything was negative but that one thing that said reactive now I am going to a specialist just to confirm so when this happens I wanted to know what the typical outcome was
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Either resolving acute infection Or false positive test
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Hi.
In this scenario with Positive IgM Anti -HBc and all else negative i.e HBsAg and Anti- HBs, only 2 scenarios are possible i.e either false positve IgM Anti- HBc or resolving acute hepatitis B infection.
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Either resolving acute infection Or false positive test
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Hi.
In this scenario with Positive IgM Anti -HBc and all else negative i.e HBsAg and Anti- HBs, only 2 scenarios are possible i.e either false positve IgM Anti- HBc or resolving acute hepatitis B infection.
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
If you are correct then that is great either way. I show no immunity to it though and from my understanding if you have had it before you would show immunity unless it just isn't showing up for immunity yet. Thank you so MUCH!
And I can't be an acute infection sense I was vaccinated three and a half years ago
And I can't be an acute infection sense I was vaccinated three and a half years ago
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Possiblity of false positive Anti -HBc
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Hi.
Most likely it would be a false positive Anti -HBc because you are already vaccinated wih hepatitis B vaccine and moreover a person would be seriously ill with symptoms during an acute hepatitis B infection so it cant be an acute infection. Anyways, do let me know whenever your lab confirms the result.
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Possiblity of false positive Anti -HBc
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Hi.
Most likely it would be a false positive Anti -HBc because you are already vaccinated wih hepatitis B vaccine and moreover a person would be seriously ill with symptoms during an acute hepatitis B infection so it cant be an acute infection. Anyways, do let me know whenever your lab confirms the result.
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Dr. Yogesh D
After the confirmation test he called me yesterday and told me that I had immunity
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Hi.
That is good.
Take care
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Thank you for writing to us
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Hi.
That is good.
Take care
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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