Table 2. Total Numbers of Plasma and PBMC Samples from individuals with Spontaneous Resolution of Hepatitis C And Results on HCV Detection.

	Plasma				PBMC
		HCV RNA+ Positivity				HCV RNA+ Positivity				HCV RNA- Positivity
Sample Collection	Total Sample Tested	250 μl	5 ml	Total Positivity (%)	Total Samples Tested	PHA-Treated	C5-Treated	Total Positivity (%)	Samples Tested*	PHA- Treated	C5Treated	Total Positivity (%)
First	24	11	3	14/24	23	11	NA	11/23	11	11	NA	7/11
				(58.3%)				(47.8%)				(63.6%)
Second	9	1	3	4/9	9	2	3	5/9	5	2	3	45
				(44.4%)				(55.6%)				(80%)

PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells; HCV RNA+, HCV RNA positive strand; HCV RNA-, HCV RNA negative strand; PHA, phytohemagglutinin; C5, immune cell stimulating cocktail (see Materials and Methods); NA, not applicable.

*Tested only when the sample found HCV RNA positive strand reactive.