Tell me, please, and I just got confused, the incubation period - the period before the appearance of antibodies in blood or until the first signs of hepatitis? If after 3 months after the date of possible infection, tests for HBSAg and anti-HCV negative, can we say that the contamination has not occurred, or to even re-take the test? How soon? Thank you in advance?

Respond Karshieva Anna V., hepatology, gastroenterology, hepatology and gastroenterology clinic Medal incubation period - a period of time between infection and development of clinical symptoms or the emergence of laboratory syndromes. For hepatitis B and C, the incubation period of 6 months. Similar question: "... since the possible contamination of viral hepatitis B, C tests: PCR, HBsAg and anti-HCV-negative, it means ...