Recent Hepatitis infection is best diagnosed by -: (A) Hbs Ag, (B) Ig G Anti Hbe abs, (C) Anti HBs Ag abs, (D) IgM anti HBc abs
Answer is D. The simultaneous presence of IgM anti HBc indicates recent infection and the presence of IgG anti HBc remote infection. REF:ANANTHANARAYAN AND PANIKER'S TEXTBOOK OF MICROBIOLOGY 9TH EDITION PAGE NO-547