Last clinical update: March 2024
Latest version: December 2024, updated with HepLink Australia details.
This two-page summary was developed from the HCV in Children: Australian Commentary on AASLD-IDSA Guidance. The resource supports clinicians to provide advice and manage hepatitis C in children.
Page 1 provides recommendations on which tests to order and when testing of babies born to mothers with hepatitis C infection should occur.
Page 2 covers natural history; transmission and prevention; parental advice; HCV treatment; monitoring and medical management, including lifestyle recommendations; and specialist referral indications.