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J4: J4 - HCV Testing – Laboratory Guidelines and Rapid Diagnostics | |||
| This workshop will provide a review of CDC guidelines on testing and reporting antibody to HCV; share experience on implementation of the guidelines in laboratories through experience in Florida and results of a survey of 450 laboratories; status of rapid anti-HCV assays for serum and saliva. | |||
| Learning Objectives: A. Outline strategies for hepatitis prevention for infants, children, adolescents, and adults.
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| Moderator: | Wendi Kuhnert | ||
| 8:30 AM | HCV Laboratory Testing and Result Reporting Practices: Results of a CDC Survey - Wendi Kuhnert | ||
| 9:00 AM | 172 | Use of the Signal to Cutoff Ratio in Hepatitis C Antibody Testing in Florida Susanne R. Crowe, Sandra W. Roush | |
| 9:30 AM | Rapid HCV Diagnostics in Oral Fluid - Steven Lee, OraSure Diagnostics | ||
The 2005 National Viral Hepatitis Prevention Conference of CDC