hepatitis B e antigen

hepatitis B e antigen
(HBeAg) an antigen of hepatitis B virus sometimes present in the blood during acute infection, usually disappearing afterward but sometimes persisting in chronic disease. Anti-HBe antibodies appear transiently during convalescence and do not protect against reinfection.

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