Hepatitis B, C, and delta in the general population in Mayotte: hepatitis B as a major public health concern

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Definition of HBV infection status

HBV infection status	HBV serological markers
HBV infection status	HBsAg	HBc Ab	HBs Ab
Current infection	+	±	±
Resolved infection	−	+	±
Immunisation by vaccination	−	−	+
No infection/no immunisation	−	−	−

HBc Ab HBc antibodies, HBs Ab HBs antibodies, HBsAg HBs antigen, HBV hepatitis B virus, +: positive; − negative

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