Anti-HCV	HCV-NAT	Interpretation
Positive	Positive	Acute or chronic HCV infection depending on the clinical context
Positive	Negative	Resolution of HCV infection (i.e., successfully treated or spontaneously cleared)
Negative	Positive	Early acute HCV infection; chronic HCV in the setting of immunosuppressed state; false anti-HCV negative or false HCV-NAT positive
Negative	Negative	Absence of HCV infection

Anti-HCV, HCV antibody; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NAT, nucleic acid testing.