Description
Hepatitis B is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by the double-shelled hepatitis B virus. It is preventable through vaccination. The detection of anti-HBs is indicative of a prior immunologic exposure to the antigen or vaccine. An individual develops hepatitis B surface antibodies from a successful vaccination or if they have had hepatitis B and recovered from the infection.
Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Total assay does not distinguish between Total B Core Antibody IgG and IgM detected before or at the onset of symptoms; however, such reactivity can persist for years after illness, and may even outlast anti-HBS. Occasionally Hepatitis B Core Antibody may be the only marker of either current or past Hepatitis B infection. HBV vaccination leads to development of HBsAb but not to HBeAb
