Incazelo enemininingwane
I-Hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) ibhekisela ezinhlayiyeni ezincane eziyindilinga kanye nezinhlayiya ezimise okwesamente eziqukethwe engxenyeni engaphandle yegciwane lesifo sokusha kwesibindi kohlobo B, manje esehlukene ngezinhlobo eziyisishiyagalombili ezihlukene nezincane ezimbili ezixubile.
I-antigen ye-virus ye-Hepatitis B ibonakala ekujikelezeni kwegazi kweziguli ekuqaleni kokutheleleka kwegciwane le-hepatitis B, ingahlala izinyanga, iminyaka noma ngisho nokuphila, futhi iyinkomba evame ukusetshenziswa kakhulu ekuxilongeni ukutheleleka kwegciwane le-hepatitis B.Kodwa-ke, ngesikhathi sefasitela lalokho okubizwa ngokuthi ukutheleleka kwegciwane le-hepatitis B, i-antigen ye-virus ye-hepatitis B ingaba yinegethivu, kuyilapho izimpawu ze-serologic ezifana namasosha omzimba ayinhloko we-hepatitis B angaba positive.