A 35-year-old male patient presented with history of jaundice for 15 days. The onset was preceded by a prodromal illness. His serum tested positive for HBsAg. A clinical diagnosis of acute Hepatitis B was made. What should be the next best confirmatory, investigation
Answer is None: The next hest investigation to confirm the diagnosis of acute hepatitis B infection should be serological measurement of IgM anti, HBc antibody, which is not provided amongst the options (probably HBc Ag has been misprinted as HBeAg) Neither of the options provided (HBeAg. Anti IlbeAg, antillBeAg (Igni) or HBV DNA) can confirm a diagnosis of Acute Hepatitis.
Anti-HBeAg antibody
HBe antigen
Anti-HBe IgM antibody
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