Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cepheid announced that its quantitative hepatitis C virus infection viral load test, Xpert HCV Viral Load, has ...

You can be infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and have no symptoms. Your doctor could find it when they check your blood and see that your level of certain liver enzymes is high. If that ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C. However, its use may be limited based on insurance reimbursement costs. The U.S. Centers ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HCV testing provides valuable information that aids in disease prevention and in the initiation of care.

Despite the CDC’s recommendation, which has been in effect since 1998, study results show that just half of HIV-positive individuals choose to get tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the 12 months ...

HCV antibody testing is sensitive and inexpensive. Anti-HCV screening assays include the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or the enhanced chemiluminescence immunoassay (CIA). Positive results are reportable ...

WHO acceptance of the test comes at a time when direct acting antivirals, new and highly effective medicines for HCV, are becoming increasingly affordable and available in low- and middle-income ...

A cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects and confirms hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections has been developed by researchers. Current blood-based HCV testing requires two steps and can be ...

A white van large enough to fill three parking spaces pulls into a southwest Philadelphia neighborhood. Several Drexel medical students and other volunteers emerge, led by Drexel Medicine’s Stacey ...

November 16, 2010 (Denver, Colorado) — The first generation of rapid screening tests for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody, which use blood and oral fluids, underwent field testing in September at ...

Hepatitis C is an infection that affects the liver. The hepatitis C virus (HCV), which causes the infection, is usually transmitted by coming into contact with blood that’s positive for the virus.