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i dont know what this is - hbsag positive- hbsab negative - hbeag negative

im 30 years old man i dont know when i was exposed to hbv .my blood test is hbsag+ve16   hbsab-ve89u/l     hbeag-ve10.. im i chronic? pleas help me i dont know what to do.
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Thank you stefano . I will go retest for hbcab and hbvdna  
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if hbcab igm is negative you are cronic

antigen tests are not useful to see if disease is active or inactive, although you have cronic infection it can be inactive wth no damage at all, flactuating, always active, to know this you must check hbvdna pcr, alt/ast and not antigens tests
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