This report presents results of a survey to understand where and why individuals with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection got their intial testing. An analysis of 2006–2010 survey results from 4,689 participants in the Chronic Hepatitis Cohort Study indicated that a substantial proportion of HCV-infected patients were tested only after clinical indications that their infection had progressed and became symptomatic.
This report updates CDC’s 2002 recommendations regarding screening tests to detect C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infections and provides new recommendations regarding optimal specimen types, the use of tests to detect rectal and oropharyngeal C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae infections, and information regarding when supplemental testing is indicated.
This poster emphasizes encourages everyone to get tested for hepatitis C because it's a very serious disease. It also states that Hepatitis C causes liver cancer. A 24" x 36" poster can be ordered at: http://wwwn.cdc.gov/pubs/CDCinfoonDemand.aspx?pubid=221687. A 24" x 36" poster can be downloaded at: http://www.cdc.gov/knowmorehepatitis/Media/PDFs/Poster-HepCSerious24x36.pdf.