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What are the causes of anti-hcv inconclusive results if the window period has already passed? then 2 negatives after past 6 months?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Antibody cross-: reactivity may produce inconclusive results. To be sure you should get a nucleic acid test for Hep C and if that is negative that would mean that you do not have Hep C infection.
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