Thursday, 9 May 2013

Study Suggests Only Half Of Americans With Hepatitis C Receive Complete Testing For The Virus

CDC reinforces need for appropriate follow-up testing for current infection Only half of Americans identified as ever having had hepatitis C received follow-up testing showing that they were still infected, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of data from a multi-area study published today in the CDC report Vital Signs. "Many people who test positive on an initial hepatitis C test are not receiving the necessary follow-up test to know if their body has cleared the virus or if they are still infected," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..


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