Hepatitis viral tests Flashcards
1
Q
what does HBsAG show
A
surface antigen
- acute infection
- in all infectious patients
2
Q
what does HBcIgM show
A
acute infection, recently infected persists for weeks to months
3
Q
what does HBeAG show
A
surface antibody
- indectivity
- active replication
- risk of complications
- acute infection
4
Q
what does HB DNA show
A
infectivity, active replication, complications
5
Q
what will a non infected patient have
A
no surface antigen
6
Q
what will an acute infection show
A
+ve sAG, IgM, high DNA, eAg
7
Q
what will a chronic infection, with low infectivity and risk of complications show
A
+ve sAG, no IgM, low DNA, no surface anitbody
8
Q
what will chronic infection that’s infectious and has high risk of complications show
A
+ve sAg, no IgM, high DNA, no surface antigen
