What does 1000 mean on my Hepatitis B titer?

Question

I got a slip from my work that says Hepatitis B Surface Antibody 1000 does that mean the vaccination worked?

Answer 1

Yes it means you are immune and unless you are not done with the 3 dose series you do not need another.

But always speak to your doctor about your results.

Answer 2

yes, it means you have a high resistance to the disease.  the vaccine did indeed work.

Answer 3

Health-care professionals are a high-risk group for hepatitis B and are advised vaccination against hepatitis B. A recent statement[1] mentions lack of consensus regarding boosters for health-care workers in India.

We evaluated the anti-HBs antibody status in health-care professionals 5 years after preliminary vaccination to look for evidence of immunological memory in subjects with nonprotective levels of antibodies (defined as anti-HBs titer <10 IU/L).

http://www.indianjgastro.com/article.asp...