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Hepatitis c (hcv) antibody result is reactive.hepatitis c virus antibody verification test result is non reacitve. is antibody result false positive?

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Probably not: the presence of the antibody indicates an exposure to the antigen (the virus) . the absence of the virus indicates that the virus has been eradicated. It is possible that the antibody result is a false positive. This is unlikely

Answered 1/22/2020

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