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Hbsag Hbsab Presence Of Presence Absence Patient Signify Acute

Front What does presence of presence of HBsAg and the absence of HBsAb in a patient signify?
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HBsAg → acute infection → disease for short time

HBsAb
→ chronic carrier state → > 6 months

Tags: microbiology

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