Anti-HBs | Antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen

Antibodies against hepatitis B surface antigen (Anti-HBs) - can be detected several weeks after the disappearance of HBsAg. Anti-HBs can be produced after hepatitis B infection or after hepatitis B vaccination. Anti-HBs tests are used in the field of hepatitis B vaccination to check the need or success of revaccination (whether immunity has developed). In addition, anti-HBs tests are used to monitor the course of the disease after acute hepatitis B infection.