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Results of anti-HCV antibody and HCV RNA detection in blood and bloodstain samples
| Test sample type | No. of positive results after the following days of storage: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 60 | |
| Anti-HCV antibody | |||||
| Bloodstain | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Blood | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| HCV RNA | |||||
| Bloodstain | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Blood | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
