Can Bad Crabcakes Eaten At A Restaurant That Caused Quick Vomiting Be A Source Of The Infection?
 
                                    
                                    
                                          
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                                            Question : If a person has had alcohol In the 7 hours preceeding a positive H-B blood test can that cause a false positive result? 
Second question : can bad CRABCAKES eaten at a restaurant that caused quick vomiting be a source of the infection? 
                            
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Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thank you for posting a query directly to me.
First question: What do you mean by H-B blood test. Is it Hemoglobin test? There is nothing like H-B that I had heard of in my practice? I am sure that is misspelt.
Bad crab cakes can be a source of infection. The most common and important symptom noted in GI infection is vomiting.
 
Pl come back to me with more details on first question. I am waiting.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
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                                      Dr. Aparna Kohli
                                  
                              
                                         
 
                                    
                                    
                                
 
                                    What I meant was the Hepatitis B blood test.
                                
                            
                                    Brief Answer:
No
Detailed Answer:
Alcohol intake does not affect the HEp B Test result.
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                             Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
                              
                            
                                  
                                      Dr. Aparna Kohli
                                  
                              
                                         
 
                                    
                                    
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