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Home » HIV/HCV Co-infection: An AETC National Curriculum » Section 3: Screening, Testing, and Diagnosis

Acute Hepatitis C Virus Infection

November 30, 2020

Cody Chastain, MD, Southeast AETC

This lesson will focus on identifying, diagnosing, and evaluating acute HCV infection.

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References

AASLD-IDSA. HCV testing and linkage to care. Recommendations for testing, managing, and treating hepatitis C.
Fox RK. Diagnosis of acute HCV infection. Hepatitis C Online.
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Resources

HCV Guidance: Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating HCV. AASLD-IDSA.
Hepatitis C Online. Online training modules and resource library cover topics including screening, diagnosis, evaluation, staging, treatment, complications and comorbidities. From the CDC and University of Washington. Free CME and CEU

Table of Contents

Curriculum Home
About The Curriculum
Section I: Epidemiology
Section 2: Prevention
Section 3: Screening, Testing, and Diagnosis
Section 4: HCV Treatment
Section 5: Recommendations for Subpopulations of HIV/HCV Co-infected Persons
Section 6: Addressing Barriers for Co-infected People of Color
HIV/HCV Co-infection Resources
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Under grant number U1OHA28686 (AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center). It was awarded to the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center, Rutgers University School of Nursing. No percentage of this project was financed with non-governmental sources. This information or content and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.