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HBsAg Positive During Pregnancy. Need Help In Reading HBV And Taqman Results. Do I Need Treatment?

Hi Doctor, I am HBsAge positive and this has been detected during my pregnancy s second month. And I have delivered a boy baby two months back. My baby was given Immuno Globalin vaccination immediately he is born. And my delivery was a C-section. I want to know the severity of HBsAge in my body. Also I have decided to test my new born son for HBsAge. My HBV and Taqman results are below. Equipment: COBAS AmpliPrep and COBAS TaqMan Limit of Detection: 20 IU/ml Conversion: 1 IU is equivalent to 5.82 copies/ml Measuring Range: 20 -170,000,000 IU/ml Specificity: 100% with a confidence limit of 99.54% Result : HBV-DNA Quantification by COBAS TaqMan Less than 20 IU/ml Please let me know whether the above result is chronic or with in noraml range and advice me for the required treatment.
Tue, 6 Nov 2012
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Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
According to this report the DNA load in your body is minimal and right now no active intervention is needed. The treatment depends on the severity of symptoms.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Rakhi Tayal
drrakhitayal@gmail.com
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HBsAg Positive During Pregnancy. Need Help In Reading HBV And Taqman Results. Do I Need Treatment?

Hello. Thanks for writing to us. According to this report the DNA load in your body is minimal and right now no active intervention is needed. The treatment depends on the severity of symptoms. I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. Regards, Dr. Rakhi Tayal drrakhitayal@gmail.com