A patient contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric) phase of the patient's illness, the nurse would expect serologic testing to reveal
A) hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) .
B) anti-hepatitis B core immunoglobulin M (anti-HBc IgM) .
C) anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG) .
D) anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM) .
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