Who Should Get Tested?

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Who should get tested for hepatitis C?

Adults born from 1945 through 1965 should be tested once (without prior ascertainment of HCV risk factors)
HCV testing is recommended for those who:
- Currently injecting drugs
- Ever injected drugs, including those who injected once or a few times many years ago
- Have certain medical conditions, including persons:
  - who received clotting factor concentrates produced before 1987
  - who were ever on long-term hemodialysis
  - with persistently abnormal alanine aminotransferase levels (ALT)
  - who have HIV infection
- Were prior recipients of transfusions or organ transplants, including persons who:
  - were notified that they received blood from a donor who later tested positive for HCV infection
  - received a transfusion of blood, blood components, or an organ transplant before July 1992