A young adult contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric)phase of the patient's illness,the nurse would expect serologic testing to reveal

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Hepatitis A is transmitted through the oral-fecal route,and antibody to HAV IgM appears during the acute phase of hepatitis A. The patient would not have antigen for hepatitis B or antibody for hepatitis D. Anti-HAV IgG would indicate past infection and lifelong immunity.

A Young Adult Contracts Hepatitis from Contaminated Food