Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of patients with recent HCV infection (n = 17)

	Total Population (n = 17)	Patients with spontaneous clearance (n = 4)	Patients with chronic infections (n = 13)
Age, median years (range)	31 (22–39)	30 (22–31)	32 (24–39)
Sex, n (%)
Men	15	3 (20.0)	12 (80.0)
Women	2	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Probable mode of HCV transmission, n (%)
Injection drug use	12	2 (16.7)	10 (83.3)
Sexual contact	1	1 (100.0)	0 (0.0)
Undetermined	4	1 (25.0)	3 (75.0)
HCV genotype, n (%)
Genotype 1a	1		1 (100.0)
Genotype 1b	9	2 (22.2)	7 (77.8)
Genotype 2a/2c	3	1 (33.3)	2 (66.7)
Genotype 3a	4	1 (25.0)	3 (75.0)