HBsAg w/ Titer (under Hepa B cases) result H3539.000 IU/L is contagious or not?

Answer 1

Yes, this is definitely contagious. ANY positive HBsAg (this stands for hepatitis B surface antigen) titer is contagious, although the risk rises with the titer.

Hepatitis B can be transmitted not just by blood (blood products, sharing needles, razors, etc) but it is also sexually transmitted. The person with a positive HBsAg must always use barrier protection (i.e. condoms) when having sex with anyone who is not known to be immune to hepatitis B.

Partners/close contacts of people with chronic hepatitis B should be tested for hepatitis B and if they are NOT immune (hepatitis B surface antibody negative, or HBsAb negative) they need to be immunized.

A mother with a positive HBsAg can also transmit hepatitis B to her child during childbirth; there are ways to dramatically lower the risk of transmission so your OB-GYN must know that you have chronic hepatitis B if you are pregnant.

Finally, it is well known that long-standing chronic hepatitis B increases your risk of developing liver cancer EVEN if you do not have cirrhosis (severe scarring of the liver), so some people with a positive HBsAg should be screened regularly (once to twice a year) for liver cancer.

There are now several treatment options for chronic hepatitis B (i.e. anyone with a detectable HBsAg) so if this is an issue for you or somebody you know, you should discuss this with your physician.You should also ask your physician if you need to be screened for liver cancer.

With regards to what the first poster wrote, hepatitis B is NOT transmitted through the stool, so there is no point in checking stool for hepatitis B. If you have not already done so, you should also be tested for HIV and for hepatitis C.

Answer 2

probably, need to check stool sample to see if shedding virus.

Answer 3

high wbc