Hepatitis C Virus Tests

HCV Antibody Tests

References

Other Works Consulted

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2003). Guidelines for laboratory testing and result reporting of antibody to hepatitis C virus. MMWR, 52(RR-03): 1–16. Available online: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5203a1.htm.

• Centre for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Public Health Agency of Canada (2006). I-Track: Enhanced Surveillance of Risk Behaviours Among People Who Inject Drugs in Canada . Available online: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/i-track/sr-re-1/index.html.

• Pagana KD, Pagana TJ (2006). Mosby’s Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests, 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby.

• Scott JD, Gretch DR (2007). Molecular diagnostics of hepatitis C virus infection: A systematic review. JAMA, 297(7): 724–732.

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Author:	Douglas Dana Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS	Last Updated: January 3, 2008
Medical Review:	Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology
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