The second, fourth and fifth positives of hepatitis B five indicate that the person was previously infected with hepatitis B but is currently in a cured state. If you were infected with hepatitis B as an adult, your body’s immune system will usually clear the hepatitis B virus completely, and the cured state after clearing is this hepatitis B 5 result. The second, fourth and fifth positives are positive for hepatitis B surface antibody, e antibody and core antibody, respectively. e antibody and core antibody are not protective antibodies and only indicate that one has been infected with hepatitis B and may even be infected with hepatitis B at present. However, the second positive hepatitis B surface antibody can rule out the current infection status because it is a protective antibody and will only be positive when the body’s immune system has defeated and cleared the hepatitis B virus.