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On Hepatitis C Treatment / Re: Hepatitis C: Questions
« Last post by Lynn K on May 07, 2022, 03:05:44 am »There are on rare occasions false positives. So for the moment take a breath.
It takes I believe 3 to 5 days for the HCV RNA by PCR test results to come back.
“ False-positive results appear to be common. According to a 2017 report , 22 percent of 479 subjects received a false-positive anti-HCV test. According to a 2020 report, the rate of false-positive test results among 1,814 reactive serum samples was 10 percent”
https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-c-false-positive#how-common-is-it
Good luck sending you wishes for negative test results
It takes I believe 3 to 5 days for the HCV RNA by PCR test results to come back.
“ False-positive results appear to be common. According to a 2017 report , 22 percent of 479 subjects received a false-positive anti-HCV test. According to a 2020 report, the rate of false-positive test results among 1,814 reactive serum samples was 10 percent”
https://www.healthline.com/health/hepatitis-c-false-positive#how-common-is-it
Good luck sending you wishes for negative test results