Hello, passing medical examinations at the plant found HBs Ag was not detected; Anti-HCV antibodies are identified, but this did biochemistry, elevated liver proby.Vrach-infectious diseases, I immediately said I had chronic hepatitis C. In connection with this question: I know the presence of antibodies still no indication that there is the virus itself in the body? Elevated liver function tests indicate that the virus is 100%? Therefore, the doctor was so adamant in his diagnosis? Doctor really my vprosy not otvetila.Spasibo in advance for your reply. p.s. was taking the blood from a vein, no further in-depth analysis to identify hepatitis B virus has not yet done.

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal To address this question, we need to donate blood for the virus (HCV-RNA), detectable by PCR (polymerase chain reaction). You are right that the antibodies to hepatitis C virus does not always indicate the presence of the virus. And the reasons for increase in liver enzymes (AST, ALT) are not so little. Similar question: ... I recently discovered the presence of blood HBsAg ... made a general analysis of the AIDS, hepatitis, anti-HBs (-), Anti-HCV ... PCR and other tests plan to do ...