Patient's question:
During the final exam health check the internal medicine doctor asked if you had previously had hepatitis B does it mean you currently have hepatitis BDoctor's answer:
Is there hepatitis B? You need to do the hepatitis B five-item test to know: only surface antigen (HBsAg), surface antibody (HBSAb), coat antigen (HBeAg), coat antibody (anti-HBe), and core antibody (anti-HBc). The "big three positive" are items 1, 3, and 5 positive, meaning only surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, coat antigen (HBeAg) positive, and core antibody (anti-HBc) positive. The "small three positive" are items 1, 4, and 5 positive, meaning only surface antigen (HBsAg) positive, coat antibody (anti-HBe) positive, and core antibody (anti-HBc) positive.