Table 1.
Groups | N | Characteristics |
---|---|---|
Group I | 17 | Acute HCV infection with one of two HCV genotype 1b strains (strain A and strain B) during an HCV outbreak in a hemodialysis unit |
Group II | 24 | HCV-negative acute hepatitis A (n=9) or B (n=15) |
Group III | 216 | Chronic HCV genotype 1 infection |
Group IV | 187 | Patients with no markers of common chronic viral infections |
Group V | 122 | HIV-infected patients |
Group VI | 93 | Patients with chronic HBV infection (HBsAg-positive) |