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A 34-year-old accountant returns home after a trip to Calcutta, complaining of malaise, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Three months after initial diagnosis, the results of serological tests reveal: HBcAb, positive; HBeAb, positive; HBeAg, negative; HBsAg, negative; HBsAb, negative. The absence of HBsAg and HBsAb from the serum of this patient is reflective of which of the following?

AThe patient has been successfully vaccinated against Hepatitis B
BThe patient is anergic to Hepatitis B
CThe patient is immune to Hepatitis B
DThe patient is in the equivalence zone of antibody production
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