<prompt> All of the following are seen in active chronic hepatitis B except:IgM against core antigenTotal core antibodyHbeAgHbsAg  <response>: Answer is A IgM against core antigen: IgM antibody against core antigen is a diagnostic of an acute infection with hepatitis B virus. IgM antibodies against core antigen are characteristically absent in patients with chronic: hepatitis B. Absent in both forms of chronic hepatitis, namely, chronic active hepatitis and chronic persistent hepatitis Chronic Hepatitis Chronic Persistent Hepatitis Low infectivity; HBeAg-ve chronic Hepatitis HBsAg ve HBeAg -ve IgM HBc -ye HBV DNA ve Chronic Active Hepatitis High infectivity; HBeAgve chronic Hepatits HBsAg ve HBeAg ve IgM Anti HBc IgG Anti HBc -ve ve HBV DNA ve 