<prompt> Recent hepatitis infection is best diagnosed by:HBsAgIgG Anti HBe absAnti HBsAg absIgM anti HBc abs  <response>: Ans. is d i.e., IgM anti HBc absRef: Ananthanarayan, 9the, p. 548 and 8the, p. 544 HBsAg is the first marker to be elevated and Anti HBc.- IgM appears within 1 - 2 weeks after the appearance of HBsAg and lasts for 3 - 6 months. Diagnostic tests in recent hepatitis B infection are HBsAg detection and HBc.- IgM and overall best is to look out for IgM anti HBc. 