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What Does This Blood Test For Hepatitis B Infection Indicate?

Posted on Wed, 1 Jul 2015

Question: I had history of hepatitis B and have taken treatment.

My last blood test, it was Hepatitis B Dna not detected?.

Could please explain that result,

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (28 minutes later)

This means you don't have any active hepatitis B infection. Get antiHBsAg and anti HBc done to see the development of immunity.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (8 hours later)

I have done the other tests and still it is active.

Please advise?

Answered by Dr. Pradeep Kumar Jain (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Absence of Hepatitis B DNA suggests that the disease is inactive

Detailed Answer:
Hello

Thanks for the query

Level of activity of Hepatitis B is assessed by quantification of Hep B DNA and HBeAg.
You said that the Hepatitis B DNA was not detected in your last blood test.So it suggests the disease in inactive.
Here you are mentioning that other tests showing that the disease is still active.I request you to attach the reports so that I better able to help you out.
Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar