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Conclusive HBV results?
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Conclusive HBV results?
by empgraph, Dec 04, 2007 08:39AM
Hello Doctor, 4 months ago I had a sexual exposure with an unknown status person (HBV status unknown). 2 months later, I took a HBsAg test, which came back negative.
After reading about HBV, I found out that I needed more tests, so 4 months after the exposure I took another test:
- HBsAg Negative (surface antigen) <0,010 UI/mL
- anti-HBc Negative (I don't know if it's the IgM or the "general" one, I supose the second one...)
My doctor says that I'm negative HBV, it's conclusive he says. I haven't developed any sypmtoms.
I think he is right, I looked some serology tables and it seems that this Negative/Negative means that I am not infected or maybe I was vaccinated years ago (maybe I was, I don't remember)
I would like to confirm that everything is OK and I don't need further testing. Is this 4-month test enough? Thank you very much for your help.
P.D. I also was tested for HIV and Hep C, 4 months later and both of them were Negative (PCR test)
After reading about HBV, I found out that I needed more tests, so 4 months after the exposure I took another test:
- HBsAg Negative (surface antigen) <0,010 UI/mL
- anti-HBc Negative (I don't know if it's the IgM or the "general" one, I supose the second one...)
My doctor says that I'm negative HBV, it's conclusive he says. I haven't developed any sypmtoms.
I think he is right, I looked some serology tables and it seems that this Negative/Negative means that I am not infected or maybe I was vaccinated years ago (maybe I was, I don't remember)
I would like to confirm that everything is OK and I don't need further testing. Is this 4-month test enough? Thank you very much for your help.
P.D. I also was tested for HIV and Hep C, 4 months later and both of them were Negative (PCR test)
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Dec 04, 2007 10:33AM
, Dec 04, 2007 10:33AM
