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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Adolescents and Adults: Screening

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Systematic Review

Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Last Reviewed: March 2020

Workgroups: Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adults ages 18 to 79 years. This screening often involves various noninvasive tests that are less likely than a liver biopsy to cause harm.  

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Objectives related to this resource (3)

Reduce the rate of acute hepatitis C — IID‑12
Getting worse
Increase the proportion of people who no longer have hepatitis C — IID‑14
Baseline only
Reduce the rate of deaths with hepatitis C as a cause — IID‑16
Improving

Suggested Citation

1.

U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. (2020). Final Recommendation Statement: Hepatitis C: Screening. Retrieved from https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/hepatitis-c-screening