A 23-year-old intravenous drug user is hospitalized with fever and fatigue.
You obtain the
following dynamics of serologic markers in this patient (see the graph below).
This patient most likely:
A. Had acute hepatitis B and successfully recovered B. Had an exacerbation of preexisting hepatitis B C. Had acute hepatitis B that progressed to chronic hepatitis with low infectivity D. Had acute hepatitis B that progressed to chronic hepatitis with high infectivity E. Was vaccinated against HBV during the hospitalization