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Vaccinated but positive?
My 17 yr old tried to donate blood and we got a letter back stating positive for Hep B Surface Antigen and positive for Hep B Core Antibody, but he was vaccinated at birth, 3 months and 6 months for day care admittance. How can this happen and what does it mean?
90-95% for acute infections. I've had the virus for over three years. The chances are much more slim that I'll clear the virus, but I have faith in my doctor's expertise. I thing he said it had something to do with the status of being a non-responder.
Get retested. Hopefully it was a false positive. It happens. Otherwise, perhaps he was a non-responder to the vaccine.
No it is not hot air: If you were infected with HBV as an adult, you have 90-95% chance of clearing it and be immune. But be aware of other STDs and HIV.
Hello,
That's my story exactly. I am 24 and donated blood throughout college. I moved around a lot, so I never received their 'cards.' Finally, they gave me an inelligible donor slip when I was 22 years old--known I had the virus ever since.
I didn't have insurance until recently, so was never able to start treatment. I went and got retested one month ago and found out my viral load was over 10,000,000. My doctor put me on baraclude, which I started yesterday.
My specialist told me that I'm called a 'non-responder,' meaning I received all three vaccinations as a child but I never seroconverted. I was exposed when I slept with my best friend--I'm gay--without a condom.
My doctor told me that from looking at my viral markers, he has full faith that I will completely clear the virus within six months. Not sure if this is hot air, but the positivity definitely helps with the coping.
That's my story exactly. I am 24 and donated blood throughout college. I moved around a lot, so I never received their 'cards.' Finally, they gave me an inelligible donor slip when I was 22 years old--known I had the virus ever since.
I didn't have insurance until recently, so was never able to start treatment. I went and got retested one month ago and found out my viral load was over 10,000,000. My doctor put me on baraclude, which I started yesterday.
My specialist told me that I'm called a 'non-responder,' meaning I received all three vaccinations as a child but I never seroconverted. I was exposed when I slept with my best friend--I'm gay--without a condom.
My doctor told me that from looking at my viral markers, he has full faith that I will completely clear the virus within six months. Not sure if this is hot air, but the positivity definitely helps with the coping.
Some times the HBsAg is different than the Antii-HBS, more tests are needed sch as
Anti-HBC, HBe Ag, Anti-HBe and AST(SGOT), ALT(SGPT)
Anti-HBC, HBe Ag, Anti-HBe and AST(SGOT), ALT(SGPT)
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