A 22-Year-Old Man Who Recently Immigrated to the United States

A 22-year-old man who recently immigrated to the United States comes to the physician for routine care.  He has no current symptoms.  He takes no medications and has no known allergies.  Laboratory testing yields the following results: The patient's country of origin does not offer universal immunization against hepatitis A, and he says he has not been vaccinated against the virus.  Which of the following do these laboratory findings most likely suggest?

A) Anicteric viral infection as a toddler
B) Asymptomatic viral carrier state
C) Chronic viral hepatitis
D) Immunity against hepatitis D infection
E) Liver failure during childhood
F) Occult cirrhosis
G) Reinfection with hepatitis A virus
H) Window period

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