Review Article
Challenges in Providing Treatment and Care for Viral Hepatitis among Individuals Co-Infected with HIV in Resource-Limited Settings
Table 1
Findings and interpretations of HBV serologic markers.
| | HBs Ag | Anti-HBs | Anti-HBc | Hbe Ag | Interpretation |
| | + | − | − | + | Chronic replicative phase or acute infection | | + | − | + | − | Chronic nonreplicative/carrier (DNA neg)
Flare up (DNA positive) | | + | − | − | − | Precore mutants | | − | − | + | − | Isolated core antibody
Recovery from acute infection
Occult infection (DNA positive) | | − | + | − | − | Previously immunized with HBV vaccine |
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