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What does Hepatitis C IgG antibody test signify?Does that confirm the disease?
An antibody test is only able to show that the body has been exposed to the virus.A positive antibody test does not mean that the virus is still present in the body-some people are exposed and clear the virus before it becomes a chronic condition.In order to detect current infection status a more specific PCR test would be performed to determine whether the virus was present or not.
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Bill