Patient's question:
My little baby, we took him for a check-up two days ago. The blood test results for hepatitis B showed that items 2, 4, and 5 were positive. The doctor said there was no problem, but we are still worried. Isn't a positive result not a good sign? How could he get infected with hepatitis B at such a young age? Are the positive results for items 2, 4, and 5 a problem?Doctor's answer:
A positive 245 result means that the three items—Hepatitis B surface antibody, e antibody, and core antibody—are all positive. Simply put, your baby is currently in the recovery phase of Hepatitis B, having previously been infected but now recovered, so there is no need to worry. The most important of these is the second item being positive, which indicates that your baby has developed antibodies against the Hepatitis B virus, providing protection against the virus for a period of time. The positivity of the e antibody and core antibody suggests that you have recently been exposed to the Hepatitis B virus.