General Information
- Testing Recommendations for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – CDC)
- Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis C Screening (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
- Testing for HCV infection: An update of guidance for clinicians and laboratorians (May 2013, Mordibity and Mortality Weekly Report)
- Hepatitis C: Information on Testing and Diagnosis (CDC)
- Hepatitis C: What to Expect When Getting Tested (CDC)
- Hepatitis C: Why Baby Boomers Should Get Tested (CDC)
- Hepatitis C Testing: Diagnostic Tests (Hepmag)
- Hepatitis C Testing: Lab Test (Hepmag)
Selected Recent Articles
- Mother-to-Child Transmission of Hepatitis C Often Remains Undetected. (August 2016, Hepmag)
- World Health Organization Contest Seeks New Solutions for Hepatitis Testing. (July 2016, Hepmag)
- Jackson, Mississippi VA Hospital Reports Major Increase in Hepatitis C Cases. (July 2016, Hepmag)
- Are Hepatitis C RNA Tests Too Variable for Planning 8-Week Treatment Regimens? (July 2016, TheBodyPro)
- Hepatitis C antigen testing could eliminate need for two-step HCV testing, reduce cost of access. (June 2016, AIDSmap); related coverage from Hepmag
- High acceptance for rapid hepatitis C testing. (June 2016, CATIE)
- Is the Current U.S. Hepatitis C Testing Policy Too Lax? (April 2016, Hepmag)
- Identifying People Who Don’t Know They Are Infected with Hepatitis C. (April 2016, Hepmag)
- In Drug-Theft Scandal, Two More Hospitals Urge Patients to Test for HIV and Hepatitis. (March 2016, Poz)
- Opt-out HIV/HBV/HCV testing for patients attending emergency departments identifies significant number of new infections. (March 2016, AIDSmap)
- Hep C Screening Among Baby Boomers Is Inadequate, And Those With Medicaid Are Less Likely To Be Treated. (March 2016, Hepmag)
- DAAs could halt HCV epidemic in US – but only with near-universal testing and big increase in treatment rates. (December 2015, AIDSmap)
- Hepatitis Test to Save Scotland’s National Dog From Extinction. (October 2015, Hepmag)
- Finding Undiagnosed Hepatitis C in U.S. Emergency Rooms. (August 2015, Hepmag)
- Access to screening and treatment are key issues for hepatitis B and C and HIV/viral hepatitis co-infection. (July 2015, AIDSmap)
- Walgreens to Launch Free Hepatitis C Testing in 12 U.S. Cities. (May 2015, Hepmag)
- Screening for Hep C is Vital to Catch Progressing Liver Damage. (May 2015, Hepmag)
- Diagnosing and Treating Acute Hepatitis C: Is It Still Important? (March 2015, TheBodyPro)
- Clinicians report two acute HCV infections in Kaiser San Francisco PrEP programme. (February 2015, AIDSmap)
- PrEP Users Sexually Acquired Hep C Suggests Need for Routine Testing. (February 2015, Hepmag)
- Next Phase of CDC Hepatitis Campaign for People Over 50. (January 2015, Hepmag)
- Do the Benefits of Widespread Hep C Testing Outweigh Potential Risks? (January 2015, Hepmag)
- FDA OKs Roche s Triple RNA Test for HIV, Hep B and Hep C. (January 2015, Poz)
- Test for HIV, Hepatitis C, and Hepatitis B Approved by FDA. (January 2015, TheBodyPro)
- Smartphone Device and App Detect Hepatitis and HIV in Minutes. (December 2014, Hepmag)
- The Importance of Confirming Hep C Tests. (December 2014, Hepmag)
- Core-Antigen Tests Reliably Detect Acute Hep C in People With HIV. (October 2014, Poz)
- Celebrating 20 Years of Blood Safety. (October 2014, Hepmag)
- HIV-Positive People in Care Are Infrequently Retested for Hep C. (September 2014, Poz)
- HCV antibody testing may miss recent infections in gay men living with HIV. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
- People living with HIV in the U.S. are infrequently screened for HCV. (September 2014, AIDSmap)
- Medicare & Medicaid Will Pay to Screen At-Risk Groups for Hep C. (June 2014, Poz)
- U.S. medical societies launch new hepatitis C treatment guidelines Hepatitis C treatment. (January 2014, AIDSmap)
- Testing HCV positive has a sustained impact on drug injecting behaviour. (January 2014, AIDSmap)
