Hepatitis C Virus Diagnostics: The Road to Simplification

The ambitious goal of eliminating viral hepatitis as a public health problem by 2030 will require major efforts to prevent new infections, but perhaps more importantly, there will have to be a dramatic increase in diagnosing those already infected and linking them to care. Although the algorithm to make a diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may seem simple to the experienced clinician, the need for multiple tests, some with slow turnaround times, is proving to be a major impediment to achieving elimination targets.