A 37-year-old man comes into the clinic for his routine year…
A 37-year-old man comes into the clinic for his routine yearly examination. His only known medical problem is hypertension. He is married and has four children, all of whom are healthy. He denies any history of drug use, history of sexually transmitted diseases, or receipt of any blood product. He works as a computer programmer. He was born in 1983 and had a healthy childhood. He has never been testing for hepatitis C infection. Which one of the following would you recommend for this patient regarding testing for hepatitis C virus infection?