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 ...

For the first time, WHO has prequalified a rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C virus infection, according to a press release. WHO anticipates that the new test, SD BIOLINE HCV (Standard Diagnostics ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A new hepatitis C virus finger-stick test can be used to ...

April 24, 2009 (Paris, France) — Someone awaiting heart transplantation who is fitted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) may be at increased risk of falsely testing positive for hepatitis C ...

In two separate moves, the FDA has approved the first assay to detect both antigen and antibodies to HIV and the first rapid blood test for hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. The Architect HIV Ag/Ab ...

Boston Medical Center has shown that testing for the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) outside the typical high-risk population can be successfully implemented in an emergency department setting, resulting in ...

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 2014;63(14):309-311. A majority (70%) of the HCV infections detected during this program were active, viremic infections. This finding, coupled with ...

HCV Treatment in Prison Could Be Key Public Health Measure The lack of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA test for approximately one-half of persons newly reported as HCV infected suggests that testing and ...