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.