Hepatitis C: Diagnosis and monitoring Testing for hepatitis C Tweet As a general rule, screening for hepatitis C is recommended for the following people1: People who have received blood, blood products or organs before appropriate screening for hepatitis C was introduced (in general before 1991).Current or former drug users (intravenous/nasal).People undergoing long-term dialysis.Medical staff (healthcare workers).Children of mothers with hepatitis C.People living with HIV. People with increased liver enzyme values or other liver diseases. This information was originally adapted from Hepatitis C: Understanding a silent killer, published by the European Liver Patients Association. It was updated in 2016. References World Health Organization Hepatitis C. Factsheet 164, available online at: www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs164/en/, July 2012 Back to top Other pages in this section Overview Testing for hepatitis C Diagnosing hepatitis C A positive hepatitis C test: what happens now? Liver biopsy Related infohep news Outreach to homeless in England achieved large-scale testing for hepatitis C during the COVID-19 lockdown 25 March 2021 90% of people who inject drugs in United States missed opportunities for HIV or hepatitis C tests 27 February 2020 What do people who inject drugs think of point-of-care HCV testing? 20 May 2019 More > Related editors' picks from other sources Rapid hepatitis C testing to be rolled out at dozens of sites nationwide Sydney Morning Herald, 20 September 2021 Can Hepatitis C Self-Testing Bring Us Closer to Eliminating the Virus? The BodyPro, 03 September 2021 Recommendations and guidance on hepatitis C virus self-testing World Health Organization, 09 August 2021 More > Selected resources Clinical Care Options: In Practice Hepatology: Hepatitis C screening and diagnosis Hepatitis C Trust: The testing process www.hepctrust.org.uk Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965 More resources >