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Hepatitis C Dec 29, 2000 Dr.My mom got infected with Hepatitis C during an Hysterectomy 5 years ago. She looks fine in this years.The Doctors ask her to take an exam called PCR-RNA to detect a Virus.She lives in Colombia S.A. Can you tell me what kind of exam and what is the purpose of this? Thank You Armando P. |
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 The test she got was an antibody test. This only tells you if you were exposed to HCV. A PCR-RNA test looks for the virus in the blood and not antibodies. If the PCR test is positive, that means a person is chronically infected with HCV. If the PCR test is negative, it is likely the person has cleared the infection. MH | ||||||||
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