Hepatitis C: Diagnosis and monitoring Testing for hepatitis C Tweet As a general rule, screening for hepatitis C is recommended for the following people1: People who have received blood, blood products or organs before appropriate screening for hepatitis C was introduced (in general before 1991).Current or former drug users (intravenous/nasal).People undergoing long-term dialysis.Medical staff (healthcare workers).Children of mothers with hepatitis C.People living with HIV. People with increased liver enzyme values or other liver diseases. This information was originally adapted from Hepatitis C: Understanding a silent killer, published by the European Liver Patients Association. It was updated in 2016. References World Health Organization Hepatitis C. Factsheet 164, available online at: www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs164/en/, July 2012 Back to top Other pages in this section Overview Testing for hepatitis C Diagnosing hepatitis C A positive hepatitis C test: what happens now? Liver biopsy Related infohep news What do people who inject drugs think of point-of-care HCV testing? 20 May 2019 Is opt-out testing for HCV improving testing rates in UK prisons? 04 April 2019 Majority of US young adults who use drugs are not tested for hepatitis C or HIV 16 October 2018 More > Related editors' picks from other sources USPSTF: Screen All Adults for Hepatitis C Infection MedPage Today, 30 August 2019 ‘Extend national hep C test service beyond needle exchange’ Chemist and Druggist, 23 August 2019 World Hepatitis Day 2018: Find the missing millions Hepatitis C Trust, 27 July 2018 More > Selected resources Clinical Care Options: In Practice Hepatology: Hepatitis C screening and diagnosis Hepatitis C Trust: The testing process www.hepctrust.org.uk Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965 More resources >