Approximately 4 million Americans are currently living with HCV*. with nearly 20,000 new infections reported annually. Up to 85% of individuals who are initially (acutely) infected with hepatitis C will fail to eliminate the virus and will become chronically infected.
HCV
Hepatitis c virus genotype testing
ACCURATE TESTING, SIMPLIFIED
ALL KEY VIRUSES IN A SINGLE BLOOD DRAW
HCV is associated with 24,000 to 30,000 deaths each year. Other factors related to HCV include:
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40-60% of Chronic liver disease in the US is associated chronic hepatitis C infection
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Chronic HCV is the leading cause of adult liver transplantation (~6000 annually)
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Annual health care costs and lost wages estimated $600 million
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Up to 75% of patients don’t show symptoms or realize they are infected
Patients that should be tested
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Adults born during 1945 -1965 should be tested once
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Current or former injection drug user, even if you injected only one time or many years ago.
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Treated for a blood clotting problem before 1987.
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Received a blood transfusion or organ transplant before July 1992.
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Long-term hemodialysis treatment.
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Abnormal liver tests or liver disease.
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Work in healthcare or public safety and were exposed to blood through a needle stick or other sharp object injury.
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Those who are infected with HIV.
Effectively Diagnose and Treat Hepatitis C with HCV testing with a reflex to genotyping
Multiplexed panel to detect all 6 common HCV genotypes and 1a, 1b subtypes, individually.
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Each determination occurring in triplicate for 3 times the confidence.
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Ability to detect co-infections.
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Built in internal control for added reliability.