09-19-2006, 08:39 AM
A 22-year-old prostitute is admitted to a hospital complaining of vomiting, abdominal discomfort, anorexia, nausea, jaundice, and dark urine. Laboratory tests detect elevated levels of bilirubin and increased aminotransferases. Prothrombin time is prolonged and there is hyperglobulinemia. Which of the following serologic results would confirm the diagnosis?
A. HBcAb positive
B. HBcAg positive
C. HBeAb positive
D. HBsAb positive
E. HBsAg negative
A. HBcAb positive
B. HBcAg positive
C. HBeAb positive
D. HBsAb positive
E. HBsAg negative