How to intrepret this HepB result

[confusedmind]

Dear All,

My HepB results are as below:

HBsAg-
Patient's count: 73 cpm
Mean neg. control: 41 cpm
Cutoff value: 86 cpm
Remarks: Negative

Anti-HBs-
Patient's count: 136 cpm
Mean neg. control: 100 cpm
Cutoff value: 211 cpm
Remarks: Negative

How do i interpret this result?.. It does say negative for both..but how is the negative concluded?..is it the "Patient's count" compared to "Cutoff value" or the "Mean neg. control" compared to "Cutoff value"?

Also if my HBsAg count is on border with cut off value..am i developing HepB?

Thanks in advance.

[confusedmind]

Thanks a lot jboyhk for ur feedbaxk.

My Doc just said, I dont have HepB. But when I asked him about the results, he said that the level of hbsag will be present to some extent.

I was wondering if in a HBsAg negative person the serum level should be ideally zero.

[jboyhk]

It means you don't have it and should be vacinnated.

btw, do your dr's not explain results to you?

[jboyhk]

I'm no expert but that test could be picking up 'noise' . i.e. other antigens that somehow react to the test.

Its like a friend of mine who routinely tests positive on HIV tests put doesn't have it. He has some natural antigens/antibodies unrelated to HIV that react positive to the tests.