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What is the risk of getting HCV from protected Vaginal sex and unprotected oral sex?
How about the MEIA Third Generation Test? Is it same as PCR?
How soon after exposure to HCV can anti-HCV be detected?
HCV infection can be detected by anti-HCV screening tests (enzyme immunoassay) 4–10 weeks after infection. Anti-HCV can be detected in >97% of persons by 6 months after exposure.
How soon after exposure to HCV can HCV RNA be detected by PCR?
HCV RNA appears in blood and can be detected as early as 2–3 weeks after infection.
http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HCV/HCVfaq.htm#c5
"and shorter window period?"
No new test are going to have a shorter window period, the window period is based on when antibodies form in the blood for the AB test and for when RNA becomes present in the blood for HCV RNA by PCR test
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