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Confusing Hep B results from years ago

Hello all,

I recently did a blood panel at the doctor's and noticed that Hep B wasn't tested. This led me to go back into the Quest Diagnostics labs for tests I ran throughout the year in 2015.

I was focused on other results at the time so I guess I didn't consider how strange/inconsistent the results were--spanning January to July.

I believe, and have confirmed with my mother, that I received the proper Hep B vaccinations as a child.

However, I'm left a bit confused by these old results.

from Jan. 2015:

HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB, QL: Indeterminate
HB S AG: Nonreactive
HB CORE AB (IGM): Nonreactive

From March 2015:

HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB, QN: 9L
HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB, QL: Indeterminate
HB CORE AB, TOTAL: Nonreactive
HB CORE AB (IGM): Nonreactive

From July 2015:

HEPATITIS B SURFACE AB, QL: Reactive
HB S AG: Nonreactive

(CORE AB didn't seem to be tested on this one for some reason, according to the results sheet from Quest Diagnostics).

How should I interpret these? I feel as though I should get a new test soon, but is this strange? I'm very anxiety-prone so this is bothering me now.

My most recent blood panel showed Negative for HEP C and everything else looked normal, including all liver-related panels.
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Sorry I keep excluding things.

There was another test in there from May 2015:

HB S AG: negative

HB CORE AB TOTAL: negative
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Sorry, included in March 2015 should be

HB S AG W/REFLEX CONF: Negative
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