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Hepatitis-C 
Diagnosis and Investigations The clinical symptoms alone cannot determine the diagnosis of Hepatitis C. The diagnostic test for Hepatitis C involves a study of certain Liver enzymes and Hepatitis C specific antibodies in the blood. Anti Hepatitis C (Anti HCV) virus antibodies can be detected in the blood after 3 to 6 weeks. It may be noted that Anti HCV may not be detected adequately during the acute phase of Hepatitis C. ELISA test for HCV antibody is an important diagnostic test to detect the HCV antibodies, which indicates exposure to the infection. A. Antibody to Hepatitis C virus:
B. The Quantitative test:
 Amplicor HCV Monitor™ Quantiplex HCV RNA (bDNA) It is important to note that the laboratory test as above may be false positive or false negative. | |
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