Recovery:
Recovery from an acute attack of hepatitis B would usually confer lifelong immunity to HBV to the patient.
The recovered patient's blood would have no detectable hepatitis B markers, but there would be the presence of antibodies to hepatitis B markers (e.g. anti-HBs, anti-HBc).
The total antibody titre of a recovered patient should be measured periodically to ensure that the level of antibodies in the patient is still sufficiently high to confer immunity.
If the antibody level falls too low, booster injections of the hepatitis B vaccine should be given to the patient.
The amount and frequency of the vaccine to be administered would depend on the patient's original antibody level.
发表于 2003-11-24 12:40
