Hepatitis C Serology and Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing
Marker | Acute HCV Infection | Chronic HCV Infection | Prior HCV Infection* |
|---|---|---|---|
Anti-HCV | +/† | + | + |
HCV-RNA | + | + | − |
* Patients have had HCV infection and spontaneously recovered or been successfully treated. † Anti-HCV antibody may be negative in the first 6–10 weeks of acute infection. | |||
Anti-HCV = antibody to HCV; HCV = hepatitis C virus. | |||
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