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==Screening== | |||
Individuals should be tested for Hepatitis C if any of the following are true: | |||
*If current or former intravenous drug user, even if injected only once or many years ago. | |||
*If treated for a blood clotting problem before 1987. | |||
*If received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992. | |||
*If on long-term hemodialysis treatment. | |||
*Presence of abnormal liver tests or liver disease. | |||
*If the individual works in health care or public safety and were exposed to blood through a needlestick or other sharp object injury. | |||
*If infected with HIV. | |||
Pregnant woman getting tested for Hepatitis C is not part of routine prenatal care. However, if she has risk factors for Hepatitis C virus infection, she should speak with her doctor about getting tested. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Infectious disease]] | [[Category:Infectious disease]] | ||
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{{WH}} | {{WH}} | ||
{{WS}} | {{WS}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Varun Kumar, M.B.B.S. [2]
Screening
Individuals should be tested for Hepatitis C if any of the following are true:
- If current or former intravenous drug user, even if injected only once or many years ago.
- If treated for a blood clotting problem before 1987.
- If received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992.
- If on long-term hemodialysis treatment.
- Presence of abnormal liver tests or liver disease.
- If the individual works in health care or public safety and were exposed to blood through a needlestick or other sharp object injury.
- If infected with HIV.
Pregnant woman getting tested for Hepatitis C is not part of routine prenatal care. However, if she has risk factors for Hepatitis C virus infection, she should speak with her doctor about getting tested.