Anti-HCV IgM testing is used in the diagnosis and evaluation of treatment of chronic hepatitis C. It is suggested that in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Detection of anti-HCV IgM may be useful for estimating the extent of progressive liver damage and guiding the antiviral therapy.
The emergence of anti-HCV IgM might be of four types: (1) persistent positive type; (2) intermittent positive type; (3) transient positive type; (4) persistent negative type
