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Hepatitis B test methods

2022-07-26 07:39:17
What is the difference in HbsAg rapid screening test and HBsAg Australian antigen test(ELISA) . And if rapid screening showing non reactive and Australian antigen showing reactive what does that mean?
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It means positive,ELISA is having high specificity than card test.

Answered2022-07-26 13:03:10

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