Bibliographic information
GuidelineWHO guidelines on hepatitis B and C testing.
Year of Publication2017
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
New
In settings with a ≥2% or ≥5% HCV antibody seroprevalence in the general population, it is recommended that all adults have access to and be offered HCV serological testing with linkage to prevention, care and treatment services. General population testing approaches should make use of existing community- or facility-based testing opportunities or programmes such as HIV or TB clinics, drug treatment services and antenatal clinics
Recommended in favor
Conditional
Certainty of evidence
Low