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June 27th, 2025
The Mystery of the Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody, Solved
(A post inspired by years of doing eConsults, an extremely common query about hepatitis B testing, and the latest BritBox series, “Core Antibody Confidential,” starring a grizzled detective with a faded suit and a haunted past.) Your electronic medical record lists “deficiencies” in health care maintenance for one of your patients, so you order hepatitis B […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Contributing Editor
NEJM Journal Watch
Infectious Diseases
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