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. 2023 Nov 3;72(4):1–21. doi: 10.15585/mmwr.rr7204a1

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Figure is a flowchart illustrating the alternative algorithm for hepatitis C virus testing of perinatally exposed children aged ≥18 months who have not previously been tested† in the United States in 2023. — Algorithm for hepatitis C virus testing of perinatally exposed children* aged ≥18 months who have not previously been tested^† — United States, 2023

Abbreviations: anti-HCV = hepatitis C virus antibody; HCV = hepatitis C virus; NAT = nucleic acid test.

* Perinatally exposed children are children born to pregnant persons with HCV infection.

^† Not tested for perinatal HCV transmission with a NAT for HCV RNA at age 2–17 months.