Chronic HCV: diagnosis
- HCV antibody test-
- tells if your body has ever see HCV before
- this test is positive if you have had HCV and cleared the infection in your own or if you have chronic HCV infection
- 2. HCV RNA test
- determines the amount of virus in the blood
- performed if screening antibody test is positive
- the test is positive when you are currently infected with chronic HCV
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