Liver diseases in pregnancy: Diseases not unique to pregnancy

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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638
Published online Nov 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630

Table 2 Interpretation of hepatitis B blood tests

Test	HBsAg	Anti-HBs	Total Anti-HBc	Anti-HBc IgM	HBV DNA
Acute infection	+	-	+	+	+
Resolved infection with natural immunity	-	+	+	-	-
Immunity through vaccination	-	+	-	-	-
Chronic infection	+	-	+	-	+/-
Different possibilities¹	-	-	+	-	-

¹Could represent resolving acute infection, resolved infection (most likely), chronic infection with low viral load or false positive. HBsAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; Anti-HBs: Hepatitis B surface antibody; Total anti-HBc: Total hepatitis B core antibody; Anti-HBc IgM: Hepatitis B core antibody immunoglobulin M; HBV: Hepatitis B virus.

Citation: Almashhrawi AA, Ahmed KT, Rahman RN, Hammoud GM, Ibdah JA. Liver diseases in pregnancy: Diseases not unique to pregnancy. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(43): 7630-7638
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i43/7630.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i43.7630