Similar behavior has been reported by other authors who have found that the best samples for molecular diagnosis of cases of occult HCV are from liver tissue 100% of detected cases. This is followed by peripheral blood mononuclear cells 57% and buffy coat 14%. Carreno et al. failed to detect any cases of occult HCV using serum, plasma and whole blood 22.
Un comportamiento similar ha sido reportado por otros autores, que encontraron que la muestra óptima para el diagnóstico molecular de casos de HCV-Oc es el tejido hepático 100% de casos detectables, seguido por mononucleares de sangre periférica 57% y buffy coat 14%; al utilizar suero, plasma o sangre total, Carreño y col no lograron detectar ninguno de los casos de HCV-Oc 22.