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Question
Hi doctor,
I went for a blood test to quantify antibodies against hepatitis B virus with the following results: HBsAg negative, HCVAb negative, HBsAb 230 IU/L, HBc total positive. The doctor asked me what does a positive HBsAg, HCVAb and HBc total test result mean? Do I have to get the hepatitis B vaccine? Thank you.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Master, Doctor Nguyen Thi Nhat - Infectious Diseases - Department of Medical Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Hi,
With the question “Hepatitis B test result: HBsAg and HCVAb are negative, HBc total positive mean?” , the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Your test results show that you are not currently infected with hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus. You already have antibodies to hepatitis B virus and can this amount of antibodies be found? Not because you have been vaccinated against hepatitis B, but because you have been infected with hepatitis B virus in the past and your body has eliminated the virus from the body and is now cured. With this amount of antibodies is enough to protect your body from hepatitis B virus infection, so you do not need to get the hepatitis B vaccine now.
If you have questions about your hepatitis B test results, You can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
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