Hello. I am very concerned about the issue: People I chronic hepatitis B, if 10 years of analysis on the Australia antigen was negative, as well as all other tests (ALT, AST, etc.) were normal all the time (the norm for a healthy person) . Liver ultrasound - diffuse changes. Diagnosis for some reason I do not take off until now. Please tell me whether I considered myself a healthy person? And another thing: should I be tested for hepatitis B DNA (if I'm not mistaken) by PCR?

Respond Stanislav Y. Karpov, hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal can donate blood for HBV-DNA by PCR, because sometimes, in the absence of HBsAg detection HBcAbIgG only or a combination of these antibodies with HBeAb, detected the virus - HBV-DNA. Similar question: ... against the elevated ALT (70) and AST (50) (all other tests, general biochemistry and ultrasound in the norm), a gastroenterologist at ...