Table 3.

Risk factors that should prompt HCV Screening.

Age 18 years and older, and

HCV RNA positive in serum, and

Liver biopsy showing chronic hepatitis with bridging fibrosis or higher, and

Compensated liver disease (total bilirubin <1.5g/dL, INR 1.5; albumin <3.5, platelet 75,000 mm), and

Accepatable hematological and biochemic indices (hemoglobin 13g/dL for men 12g/dL women; neturophil 1500/mm3, and creatinine <1.5mg/dL), and

Willing to adhere to treatment requirements

No evidence of decompensated liver disease (encephalopathy or ascites)