Table 1. HCV RNA Levels in plasma and platelets according to processing time: 0 h (immediately after collection) and after 48, 96, 144 h of incubation at 37 °C.

Plasma	0 h (Log)	48 h (Log)	96 h (Log)	144 h (Log)
Replicate 1	6.08	4.74	3.61	2.82
Replicate 2	7.75	7.64	3.55	3.39
Replicate 3	7.76	7.22	4.54	2.31
Platelets	0 h (Log)	48 h (Log)	96 h (Log)	144 h (Log)
Replicate 1	3.13	3.20	3.41	3.60
Replicate 2	4.94	5.82	5.88	5.92
Replicate 3	4.65	5.50	5.77	5.87