If a negative PCR for hepatitis C and B, then does that mean the absence of hepatitis C virus?

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist Yes, that with regards to hepatitis C, it is so. About hepatitis B so we can not say. Since the presence of surface antigen of hepatitis B virus, while not indicative of the presence of the virus, but a person can infect others and myself can get sick with hepatitis. Similar question: ... infection Hepatitis C and B, PCR negative on them, it means that contamination is not ...