The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends screening for exposure with HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and follow-up with HCV-RNA testing. About 70% to 86% of patients with positive results of anti-HCV ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HCV screening increased after guidelines updated to screen all adults and during each pregnancy. Screening rose ...

The FDA on Thursday granted marketing authorization to the first point-of-care test for hepatitis C virus (HCV), enabling at-risk adults to be rapidly diagnosed and immediately linked to care if ...

There are two types of tests for HCV. Antibody or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests measure whether someone has the antibodies for HCV in their blood. Antibodies are special proteins the body ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 90 and in reasonably good health. I recently had blood tests that showed a spike in my liver levels. An evaluation showed that I had hepatitis C. I have had a very hard time ...

When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity of their liver disease with the customary staging ...

An image of the hepatitis C test. (Northwestern University via SWNS) By Stephen Beech The fastest ever test for hepatitis C - taking just 15 minutes - could save millions of lives, according to new ...