LOINC long common name : Deprecated PhenX measure - assay for hepatitis C;
LOINC description : This is a bioassay to detect antibody to hepatitis C virus (HCV). Hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection is the most common chronic blood-borne infection in the United States;
approximately 3.2 million persons are chronically infected (Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention 2008). The measure determines whether a participant has been infected
with hepatitis C virus. Hepatitis viruses constitute a major public health problem
because of the morbidity and mortality associated with the acute and chronic consequences
of these infections.;
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