Hepatitis C Virus Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Natural History
Summary
- Primary infection with HCV is mostly asymptomatic and some patients may delay seeking medical consultation
- As a result, the true incidence rate is underestimated[Armstrong 2000]
- HCV is diagnosed via a documented seroconversion to anti-HCV in a person who was previously anti-HCV negative
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