my thought is like i quoted earlier that if after 4 weeks (range 1-9 weeks) after exposure to the virus you dont have HbsAg serum in the blood you are not infected, now if there is something i missed, maybe a more experienced member from this forum can help you with.
Melcul,
What if HBsAg is not detected? Like a mutant strain etc. When for instance will the total anti-hbc test be conclusive?
how long would you have to wait after the encounter to get a test that definitively shows that you did not contract Hep from the encounter?
- from the cdc.gov site you have this information : "HBsAg will be detected in an infected person’s blood an average of 4 weeks (range: 1–9 weeks) after exposure to the virus. About 1 of 2 patients will no longer be infectious by 7 weeks after onset of symptoms, and all patients who do not remain chronically infected will be HBsAg-negative by 15 weeks after onset of symptoms." .
Could that happen under any conditions, like if there were open cuts on one's fingers?
-of course, if both persons have open cuts, there is a possibility . go make your blood test just to be sure if you suspect anything, why live with uncertainty?