Testing for Hepatitis C: new fact sheets

Hepatitis NSW have updated / expanded their Hepatitis C fact sheets. You can view them all here.

The key ones include:

A factsheet intro – 200KB PDF
PCR availability – 190KB PDF
Antibody testing – 180KB PDF
PCR & transmission – 180KB PDF
Australian snapshot – 220KB PDF
Pregnancy, babies & children – 195KB PDF
Blood, semen & organ donation – 210KB PDF
Preventing transmission – 185KB PDF
Complementary medicine – 18OKB PDF
Safe disposal of fits – 210KB PDF
Diet & health – 190KB PDF
Sex & hep C transmission – 185KB PDF
Discrimination – 180KB PDF
Stress – 190KB PDF
Fatigue – 180KB PDF
Superannuation – 205KB PDF
First aid – 200KB PDF
Support services – 200KB PDF
Genotypes – 180KB PDF
Symptoms – 205KB PDF
Harm minimisation – 200KB PDF
Tattooing & piercing – 210KB PDF
Hepatitis NSW – history – 190KB PDF
Telling others – 215KB PDF
Hepatitis NSW – overview of our work – 180KB PDF
Test discussion (counselling) – 180KB PDF
Heps A B & C – 220KB PDF
Testing overview – 200KB PDF
HIV coinfection – 190KB PDF
Treatment consent – 210KB PDF
Illness outcome – 210KB PDF
Treatment overview – 240KB PDF
Liver biopsy & fibroscan – 260KB PDF
Treatment response – 260KB PDF
Liver function – 190KB PDF
Treatment side effects – 240KB PDF
Liver transplant – 180KB PDF
Workplace issues – 180KB PDF
Painkillers – 160KB PDF