Hepatitis B Inquiries?!


Question: 1. how do i interpret the result of a HBsAg test? how do i understand the results?

2. my friend got pricked by an IV Cannula used on someone we think has Hepatitis B (coz the patient has the FF: positive liver abscess, positive hepatomegaly and he is a drunkard) April 1, 2008 Tuesday while working in the hospital... when should she get a test and what test? what should she do? what should she expect? details anybody? thanks!


Answers: 1. how do i interpret the result of a HBsAg test? how do i understand the results?

2. my friend got pricked by an IV Cannula used on someone we think has Hepatitis B (coz the patient has the FF: positive liver abscess, positive hepatomegaly and he is a drunkard) April 1, 2008 Tuesday while working in the hospital... when should she get a test and what test? what should she do? what should she expect? details anybody? thanks!

if she got vaccine already, she is ok and no need to test.
if not, she has to get HbsAg test atleast after two months of the infection.
if result is < 0.9 its negative and she is ok
if result is > 0.9 and < 1.1 she is in borderline and she has to wait few months and get test again.
is result is > 1.1 she is hbs infected and must see her doctor imediately.
she can also measure her antibody level
it can be useful
i hope to be health.

IF she thinks she has had a needlestick injury and is at risk of hep B she should see her doctor immediately for prophylaxis. If she is handling IV cannulas she should have been previously vaccinated against hep B, but the vaccination is still useful even at this late stage.

But don't delay - she needs to see her doctor immediately.

there are several websites that will help you interpret lab values, suggest you use a good search engine.
as for your friend, if she works in a hospital, and she got stuck, she knows, or should know that every hospital in the country has policies that deal with such an incident. She has to report to her supervisor who will advise her on the next steps to take.

Apologies for the obvious but see your doctor.





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