Laboratory Testing for Hepatitis C

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For our patient, he was found to have HCV genotype 1b, which is the most frequent HCV genotype in North America for those individuals infected with chronic Hepatitis C. In fact, around 75% of chron Hepatitis C patients are infected with genotype 1.

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• Introduction
• Patient Case
• Hepatitis C: Diagnostic Approach
• Acute Hepatitis C with Recovery
• Acute Hepatitis C with Progression to Chronic Infection
• Hepatitis C: Serologic Assays
• HCV Antigens Used in EIAs and CIAs for Detecting HCV Total Antibodies
• Patient Case
• Laboratory Algorithm
• Comparison of PCR, TMA, and bDNA
• Hepatitis C: Molecular Assays
• Hepatitis C: Molecular Tests
• Interpretation of Laboratory Test Results for HCV Infection
• Patient Case
• Hepatitis C: Genotyping Assays
• Patient Case
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