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MYCOVIRO Final > READING ASSIGNMENT: SEROLOGIC TESTS FOR HEPATITIS B VIRUS > Flashcards

READING ASSIGNMENT: SEROLOGIC TESTS FOR HEPATITIS B VIRUS Flashcards

1
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hepatitis B surface antigen, the envelope protein consisting of three polypeptides

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HBsAg

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2
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antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen

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Anti-HBs

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3
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antibody to hepatitis B core antigen

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Anti-HBc

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4
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antigen associated with the nucleocapsid, also found as soluble protein in serum

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HBeAg

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5
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antibody to hepatitis B e antigen

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Anti-HBe

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6
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  • Active HBV infection
  • long-term carrier (after 6 months of acute infection) incubation period
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HBsAg

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  • Appears early in the course of the disease
  • Acute infection
  • Confirms the diagnosis of acute HBV in cases where HBsAg is not detected and anti-HBs has not
    yet appeared
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IgM anti-HBc

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8
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Convalescence or immune status

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anti-HBs

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9
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  • Chronic infection
  • High infectivity
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HBeAg

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