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 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 Active invitation to test for viral hepatitis greatly improves uptake of testing among South Asians in England 16 April 2018 More > Related editors' picks from other sources World Hepatitis Day 2018: Find the missing millions Hepatitis C Trust, 27 July 2018 US: Most Infants Exposed to HCV Are Not Screened for Infection MD Magazine, 29 May 2018 Should people at low risk for HCV infection be screened for the virus? Healio, 30 November 2017 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 >