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The three standard blood tests for hepatitis B can determine if a person is currently infected with [[HBV]], has recovered, is a chronic carrier, or is susceptible to [[HBV infection]]:<ref name=WHO1>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis B | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/whocdscsrlyo20022/en/index3.html }}</ref> | The three standard blood tests for hepatitis B can determine if a person is currently infected with [[HBV]], has recovered, is a chronic carrier, or is susceptible to [[HBV infection]]:<ref name=WHO1>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis B | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/whocdscsrlyo20022/en/index3.html }}</ref> | ||
[[File:HepB Assay Results.jpg|thumb|center|700px|Hepatitis B assay results <SMALL> Adapted from '' | [[File:HepB Assay Results.jpg|thumb|center|700px|Hepatitis B assay results <SMALL> Adapted from ''Treatment Options for Hepatitis Delta Virus Infection'' - Springer Science<ref name="pmid23242761">{{cite journal| author=Heidrich B, Manns MP, Wedemeyer H| title=Treatment options for hepatitis delta virus infection. | journal=Curr Infect Dis Rep | year= 2013 | volume= 15 | issue= 1 | pages= 31-8 | pmid=23242761 | doi=10.1007/s11908-012-0307-z | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23242761 }}</ref></SMALL>]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]
Overview
Diagnosis of hepatitis is made by biochemical assessment of liver function. Diagnosis is confirmed by demonstration in sera of specific antigens and/or antibodies. Three clinical useful antigen-antibody systems have been identified for hepatitis B, such as: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to HBsAg (anti-HBs); antibody (anti-HBc IgM and anti-HBc IgG) to hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) and hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and antibody to HBeAg (anti-HBe).[1]
Diagnostic Criteria
The three standard blood tests for hepatitis B can determine if a person is currently infected with HBV, has recovered, is a chronic carrier, or is susceptible to HBV infection:[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hepatitis B".
- ↑ Heidrich B, Manns MP, Wedemeyer H (2013). "Treatment options for hepatitis delta virus infection". Curr Infect Dis Rep. 15 (1): 31–8. doi:10.1007/s11908-012-0307-z. PMID 23242761.