Quick Review Cards for Medical Laboratory Science

Hepatitis Serological Profiles Immunology Review 405

ACUTE

HEPATITIS A

IgM anti-HAV +

HEPATITIS B

IMMUNIZATION

HBsAg –

Anti-HBc –

Anti-HBs +

RECOVERY FROM

HEPATITIS A

Total anti-HAV +

ACUTE HEPATITIS B

HBsAg +

Total anti-HBc +

IgM anti-HBc +

Anti-HBs –

RECOVERY FROM

HEPATITIS B

HBs Ag –

Total anti-HBc +

Anti-HBs +

CHRONIC

HEPATITIS B/

CARRIER

HBsAg +

Total anti-HBc +

IgM anti-HBc –

Anti-HBs –

SYMPTOMS

A LT

HBsAg

HBeAg

HBV DNA

IgM Anti HBc

IgG Anti HBc

Anti HBs

Anti HBe

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Months after infection

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Clinical indications of hepatitis B virus over time. (From Arneson W, Brickell J. Clinical Chemistry: A Laboratory Perspective. Philadelphia:
FA Davis; 2007:258.)