Which of the following marker persists in chronic hepatitis and recurrent hepatitis?
(A) IgG Anti HbcAg (B) HBsAg (C) IgG Anti HBsAG (D) Anti Hbs
(A) Interpretation of common serological patterns in HBV infection Virus / Antibody markers Interpretation HBsAg HBeAg Anti - HBc Anti - HBs Anti - HBe + + IgM - - Acute HBV infection, highly infectious + + IgG - - Late/chronic HBV infection or carrier state: highly infectious + - IgG - +/- Late /chronic HBV infection or carrier state; low infectivity - +/- IgM - +/- Seen rarely in early acute HBV infection; infectious - - IgG +/- +/- Remote HBV infection; infectivity nil or very low - - - + - Immunity following HBV vaccine