Figure A1.

Heat map of S/CO values generated with the bead-based multiplex anti-HCV assay. For better comparability and to overcome the problem of very diverse maximal S/CO values of the antigens, the S/CO values are depicted as “non-reactive” in black (S/CO value < 1) or in colors as indicated for five different levels (five indicates highest reactivity). The S/CO levels for all antigens are shown in Table A1. Each illustrated sample is the first sample of a time course. Time courses were obtained from 15 patients without and 11 patients with spontaneous viral clearance. The samples were taken between 0.2 and 2.3 months after onset of clinical symptoms. Viral clearance was reached at a later time point.