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ACUTE
HEPATITIS A
IgM anti-HAV +
HEPATITIS B
IMMUNIZATION
HBsAg –
Anti-HBc –
Anti-HBs +
RECOVERY FROM
HEPATITIS A
Total anti-HAV +
ACUTE HEPATITIS B
HBsAg +
Total anti-HBc +
IgM anti-HBc +
Anti-HBs –
RECOVERY FROM
HEPATITIS B
HBs Ag –
Total anti-HBc +
Anti-HBs +
CHRONIC
HEPATITIS B/
CARRIER
HBsAg +
Total anti-HBc +
IgM anti-HBc –
Anti-HBs –
SYMPTOMS
A LT
HBsAg
HBeAg
HBV DNA
IgM Anti HBc
IgG Anti HBc
Anti HBs
Anti HBe
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Months after infection
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Clinical indications of hepatitis B virus over time. (From Arneson W, Brickell J. Clinical Chemistry: A Laboratory Perspective. Philadelphia:
FA Davis; 2007:258.)