HBeAg Test | Hepatitis B e antigen Test 

HBeAg Test | Hepatitis B e antigen Test
Hepatitis Be antigen (HBeAg) is found in the early phase of hepatitis B infection soon after hepatitis B surface antigen becomes detectable. Serum levels of both antigens rise rapidly during the period of viral replication. The presence of HBeAg correlates with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infectivity, the number of infectious virions, and the presence of HBV core antigen in the infected hepatocytes.
In HBV carriers and patients with chronic hepatitis B, positive HBeAg results usually indicate the presence of active HBV replication and high infectivity. A negative HBeAg result indicates very minimal or no HBV replication.