Hepatitis B testing can show whether you have a current or past HBV infection and whether you have antibodies from a hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B ...

A screening test can determine if a person has an infection with hepatitis B. It involves a blood test that detects antigens and antibodies for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B, or hep B, is a ...

The hepatitis B surface antibody test (HBsAb) detects antibodies in the blood to determine if someone is immune to the hepatitis B virus (HBV). A negative or nonreactive result means the individual is ...

HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ULN, the upper limit of normal; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; HBV, hepatitis B virus; anti-HBs, hepatitis B surface antibody.

(CNN) — Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven’t had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B. Last week, a ...

We know the virus is most commonly passed from mother to child at birth or through contact with infected blood and bodily fluids, 5 with infants facing the highest risk of lifelong chronic infection ...