Does he Have Hepatitis or not?

Question

So recently my brother took a test that proved that he had gastritis, the doctor told him to take a blood test. He did, but now that I see the report I dont understand anything.

It says something like

Test Name --------------------------Result--------...

Hepatitis B Surface Ab, QL - Reactive - ABN - Non Reactive

and then below its says something like

HB s Ag W/reflex cof

HB S Ag

Hepatitis C Ab -----------------------Non Reactive----------------Non Reactive

Signal to cut off

Helicobacter Pylori Ab (IgG)

H. Pylori IgG Antibody-------------------------Negativ...

Reference Range: Negative

What does any of this mean, does he have hepatitis or not, man they make it so complicated to understand. Anyone care to explain what does this mean?

Answer 1

no, he does not have hepatitis. non-reactive means the blood sample did not react to the chemicals in the test, so there is no sign of hepatitis.  the surface anti- bodies could result from a vaccination or other exp osier, but that just means he was exposed to the virus at some point and is not infected now. good 4 him and u:)