test system for HEP B

[shoneadham]

hello every one its come to my knowledge there are two type of test for HBSAG. one is elisa and 2nd is cima. i carried out my two test with gap of  3 month with 1st test performed by elisa system and 2nd is cima system. and i found difference between their result?
am confused plz tell me which one is best OR which one is using on internationally

[shoneadham]

deat stef thank for the reply  i have tested my all family member alll of them HBSAG negative and also vaccinated all of them

[stef2011]

all people living together must be tested and if negative get vaccine.after hbv vaccine makes hbsab more than 10miu/ml
although saliva and spoon are not a source of transmission it is best to get vaccine when living together

[shoneadham]

hello sef as u know i am hep b carrier  and also shared my lab report. i have a little bit of confusion that . me and my family using same glass for drinking and same spoon for  for food so i would like to know that is it possibility to spread the virus to my family through my saliva and through my used spoon or glass ?

[mike9111]

Yup what you said is true and sadly

[StephenCastlecrag]

20 euro is still a lot of money in South East Asia.

[mike9111]

Stephen when i did my hbsag quantitative i beleive it was only 20 euro and i didnt have insurance

[shoneadham]

thanks stephen  i got your word

[StephenCastlecrag]

As Stef2011 stated, quantitative measure of HBsAg is done by systems from Roche Elecsys(electrochemiluminescence assay ) or Abbotte Architect (chemiluminescent  immunoassay). These systems are common in Europpe, but not everywhere, as they are more expensive. The most important thing is that they report the results in iu/ml.
Common qualitative HBsAg tests simply report in positive(reactive) or negative(non-reactive). There may be a number and reference range, but the numbers are not related to the quantity of HBsAg and cannot be used for comparison. They vary according to the assay kits used.

[shoneadham]

stephen kindly tell me in very easy way whats the different between HBSAG quantitative and qualitative ? and which test  system is best ELISAor CIMA ?

[StephenCastlecrag]

You have to be more specific when you say you got different results. I believe your tests are qualitative, so both results should be the same: both positive, or both negative. The numbers that come with the results are useless for comparison.

[stef2011]

you have to use same lab always and same machine always

machines are architect or elecsys, if you change machines you get different numbers so always test with the same one