Good health to you and your family! My brain is dogged by controversy. On the one hand, antibody to hepatitis B showed a positive result. On the other - which has followed it through the week analysis of the DNA virus is not found. I'm confused. I was particularly confusing is that in October I did a blood test for antibodies - was a negative result. And no "attacks" since then my body was not: I have a permanent partner, I draw no blood transfusions, strangers with toothbrushes, I also did not use. Please help me understand - what could cause such controversy? Could not be a false positive result due to the fact that the blood I took in the evening, of course, eating and drinking? And any analysis in this case is to be trusted: HBsAg or PCR? Thank you very much.

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal Often there are false positive results. You have to hand over to another lab for HBsAg and HBV-DNA similar question: ... I have antibodies to hepatitis C, but analysis of PCR (qualitative) in the presence of virus in the blood gave a negative result. Are the ...