At a glance
CDC has compiled these resources for clinicians and other public health professionals. They are designed to increase knowledge and skill for screening, testing, counseling, and treating people who might be at risk for or have hepatitis C.
What's included
The resources include guidelines, workflows, recommendations, and free continuing education opportunities on hepatitis C.
How to use these resources
Download these fact sheets, posters, educational materials, and guidance from CDC. Feel free to disseminate the information to your patients.
For the general public
Testing flowcharts and guides
This one-page flowchart provides CDC testing sequence recommendations for identifying hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
This document details considerations of potential testing approach to use, where point-of-care (POC) testing can be implemented, and what strategies to pair with POC testing to increase treatment initiation.
This guidance, updated July 24, 2020, provides CDC recommendations for laboratory testing and follow-up of health care professionals (HCPs) who have potentially been exposed to HCV.
Clinical education and training
This training covers the serologic tests for hepatitis C, the serologic diagnosis of HCV, the meanings of serologic markers, and how to interpret serologic test results.
The goal of this activity is to help clinicians evaluate the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and manage children at risk for perinatal HCV infection. Sign up or log in to earn free CEs.
The goal of this training is to educate clinicians around disparities in the screening, diagnosis, and management of viral hepatitis, in addition to practical strategies to address these disparities.
The goal of this comprehensive resource is to provide free continuation education credits and tools to address the diagnosis, monitoring, and management of hepatitis C virus infection.
Major guidelines
These recommendations, published November 3, 2024, outline detailed information about perinatal hepatitis C testing among infants and children.
These guidelines, published July 14, 2023, outline a more efficient testing process for patients and health care professionals.
This report, updated on April 10, 2020, provides CDC recommendations for hepatitis C screening.
This report, updated on July 24, 2020, provides current CDC findings and recommendations for a testing algorithm and clinical management for HCPs with potential exposure to HCV.
Other resources
State-level assessments of hepatitis C testing and treatment outcomes are critical for tracking progress toward hepatitis C elimination. State Health departments can use these hepatitis C clearance (cure) cascades to better understand how to address gaps in treatment, prevention, and linkage to care.
This webpage provides resources, state strategies, and other information on the work to increase the number of Medicaid participants successfully treated and cured for HCV.
This guidance from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) provides instructions on how to read HCV test results.