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Microbiology Virology a1813712

A 33-year-old nurse suffered a needle stick injury. The patient used illicit intravenous drugs. One month later, the nurse developed jaundice. Which of the following finding would implicate hepatitis B as the etiology

A
Positive antihepatitis A antibody
B
Positive hepatitis B surface antigen
C
Positive antihepatitis B-core antibody
D
Positive antihepatitis B surface antibody
High-Yield Explanation
The presence of hepatitis B surface antigen means actively replicating virus, and in the context of the recent needle stick injury, this likely represents a hepatitis B infection. Ref:- Harshmohan textbook of Pathology

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