Hepa B

• also known as Serum Hepatitis

  Hepatitis B
• HBV is the most common cause of chronic hepatitis worldwide.
• Active hepatitis B infection

  HBs Ag
• Active hepatitis B virus infection with high degree of infectivity

  HBe Ag
• Current or recent acute hepatitis B; Sole marker of acute HBV infection

  lgM anti-HBc
• Persist for the individual's lifetime; indicated past infection

  IgG anti-HBc
• Current or past hepatitis B

  Total anti-HBc
• Recovery from hepatitis B

  anti-hbe
• lmmunity to hepatitis B

  Anti-HBs
• Acute, atypical, or occult hepatitis B

  HBV DNA
• Viral load may be used to monitor effectiveness of therapy

  HBV DNA