If you are infected with HIV you need to be tested for hepatitis C. This is because hepatitis C infection is more serious in people infected with HIV and it's also a common co-infection. Between 50% to 90% of HIV-infected drug users also have hepatitis C.
Are you HIV positive?
From Charles Daniel, About.com
Updated March 23, 2009
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