What does it mean to be positive for hepatitis B core antibody? Does it matter?

Hello, landlord. According to Wang Qi, an expert on liver diseases in Ruijin, the core antibody of hepatitis B is a sign that you have been or are infected with hepatitis B virus. The core antibody of hepatitis B is weakly positive, that is, the fifth index of hepatitis B is weakly positive. Weak positive antibody of hepatitis B may appear in the following three situations:

① The weak positive of hepatitis B core antibody indicates that I have been infected with hepatitis B virus before, and now I have recovered, but I have not produced protective antibody hepatitis B surface antibody. Or the hepatitis B surface antibody has disappeared, but the hepatitis B core antibody still exists. This is because the existence time of hepatitis B core antibody is much longer than that of hepatitis B surface antibody. After some people are cured of hepatitis B virus infection, hepatitis B core antibody can be lifelong positive or weakly positive. At this time, the weak positive of hepatitis B core antibody only indicates that it has been infected with hepatitis B virus.

② The weak positive of hepatitis B core antibody may also be a manifestation of recessive hepatitis B virus infection.

③ After treatment, other indicators of patients with hepatitis B turned negative, and only a small amount of hepatitis B core antibody remained.

Quanzhou Ruijin Liver Disease Hospital tips: If patients find that their core antibodies are weakly positive, they should go to specialized hospitals for hepatitis B treatment in time, and judge the severity of the disease by combining the quantitative and qualitative values of hepatitis B virus DNA.

I hope you are in good health. . .