TABLE 2.
Treatment results and disappearance of serum viral load
| Ag or RNA and time | Presence of Ag or RNA | No. giving SVR (n = 10) | No. giving non-SVR (n = 34) | Fisher exact P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCV core Ag | ||||
| Day 1 | − | 4 | 0 | 0.00150 |
| + | 6 | 34 | ||
| Day 7 | − | 8 | 6 | 0.000551 |
| + | 2 | 28 | ||
| Day 14 | − | 10 | 11 | 0.000141 |
| + | 0 | 23 | ||
| HCV RNA | ||||
| Day 1 | − | 0 | 0 | NAa |
| + | 10 | 34 | ||
| Day 7 | − | 5 | 0 | 0.000232 |
| + | 5 | 34 | ||
| Day 14 | − | 10 | 3 | <0.0001 |
| + | 0 | 31 |
P value was not calculable because none of the patients had negative HCV RNA on day 1.