Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Natural History
Summary
- Current US Preventive Services Task Force (Management Guidelines),[USPSTF Screening] and AASLD-IDSA guidelines (Management Guidelines)[AASLD-IDSA HCV] recommend that all individuals aged 18 years or older receive one-time, routine, opt-out testing for HCV infection without previous ascertainment of HCV risk
- Anti-HCV screening in persons younger than 18 years of age should be based on risk assessment, with one-time HCV testing recommended for all individuals with the following behaviors, conditions, or exposures associated with elevated risk of HCV infection[AASLD-IDSA HCV]:
- History of or current illicit injection drug use
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