I was recently informed following a blood donation that I may have hep C. I was told over the phone that the antibody test came back positive while the second test (presumably the RNA test) came back indeterminate. I have another blood test scheduled for next week to find out for sure but I'm wondering if you could provide me with any insight as to why I could get results like this and what exactly it means? There were no problems with my blood donation last summer and I have no idea where I could have caught hep C in the last year!
Can the antibody test fail or be wrong?
How can the RNA test not give a result? Or am I being told that my overall result is indeterminate due to the antibody test being positive?
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Hi guys, thanks for doing this.
I was recently informed following a blood donation that I may have hep C. I was told over the phone that the antibody test came back positive while the second test (presumably the RNA test) came back indeterminate. I have another blood test scheduled for next week to find out for sure but I'm wondering if you could provide me with any insight as to why I could get results like this and what exactly it means? There were no problems with my blood donation last summer and I have no idea where I could have caught hep C in the last year!
Can the antibody test fail or be wrong?
How can the RNA test not give a result? Or am I being told that my overall result is indeterminate due to the antibody test being positive?
Thanks again!!
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