Table 1. Study subjects grouping.
Study groups | Anti-HCV IgG antibodies | HCV SRT-PCR | HCV PBMCs PCR | Cases (n = 401) | |
Naïve (n = 177) | Experienced (n = 224) | ||||
Group I (n = 30) | Negative | Negative | TBD | 30 | 0 |
Group II (n = 63) | Positive | Positive | TBD | 63 | 0 |
Group III (n = 93) | Positive | Negative | Positive | 35 | 58 |
Group IV (n = 215) | Positive | Negative | TBD | 49 | 166 |
Abbreviation: TBD, to be determined.