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Why Does Hepatitis C Results Vary In Different Laboratories?

I was told to be a hepatitis C victim when I wabted to donate blood to one of my relatives two months ago. But since then, I visited four different other laboratories out of which two said I really have the acute form of the infection, but the other two said Im negative, what can I do please??
Mon, 27 Feb 2017
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
False negative and false positive results can be achieved with hepatitis C rapid card test.
I suggest you get HCV testing with ELISA or chemiluminescence method of testing.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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Why Does Hepatitis C Results Vary In Different Laboratories?

Hello and welcome to HCM, False negative and false positive results can be achieved with hepatitis C rapid card test. I suggest you get HCV testing with ELISA or chemiluminescence method of testing. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri