What Is The Confirmatory Test For Hepatitis B?

Posted on Sun, 21 Jan 2018

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Question : Iam Hepatitis B positive and suspecting my wife is also positive. What is the lab test name to be done to check/confirm.

I need to select a lab test name on www.1mg.com for sample collection at home.
There are too many Hepatitis B test names to select from. Please see attachment and suggest.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Nagamani N.G (40 minutes later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX

Thanks for posting the query

HBsAg (hepatitis B surface antigen) Anti-HBs or HBsAb (hepatitis B surface antibody) anti-HBc or HBcAb (hepatitis B core antibody)

These are the tests to detect Hepatitis B

Take care.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Nagamani Ng