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Table 2 Retrospective Clinical HSV specimens

From: Real-Time PCR for detection of herpes simplex virus without nucleic acid extraction

Specimen

Culture/IFA

Real-Time PCR

    

Extracteda

Unextractedb

Gender

Site

Culture

IFA

Result

CP value

Type

Result

CP value

Type

M

rectal

positive

HSV-1

positive

7.09

HSV-1

positive

10.44

HSV-1

F

genital

positive

HSV-1

positive

8.49

HSV-1

positive

11.01

HSV-1

F

genital

positive

HSV-2

positive

12.55

HSV-2

positive

15.28

HSV-2

F

genital

positive

HSV-2

positive

13.14

HSV-2

positive

15.32

HSV-2

M

genital

positive

HSV-1

positive

13.14

HSV-1

positive

14.98

HSV-1

M

genital

positive

HSV-1

positive

13.23

HSV-1

positive

15.68

HSV-1

M

rectal

positive

HSV-1

positive

13.27

HSV-1

positive

14.51

HSV-1

M

genital

positive

HSV-2

positive

13.70

HSV-2

positive

15.98

HSV-2

M

rash/lesion

positive

HSV-1

positive

13.73

HSV-1

positive

15.82

HSV-1

F

genital

positive

HSV-1

positive

14.54

HSV-1

positive

15.53

HSV-1

F

rash/lesion

positive

HSV-2

positive

14.87

HSV-2

positive

17.99

HSV-2

M

rectal

positive

HSV-2

positive

15.84

HSV-2

positive

20.13

HSV-2

F

genital

negativec

n/a

positive

17.91

HSV-2

positive

19.88

HSV-2

M

rash/lesion

positive

HSV-2

positive

18.35

HSV-2

positive

21.31

HSV-2

M

rectal

positive

HSV-2

positive

19.96

HSV-2

positive

21.58

HSV-2

F

rash/lesion

positive

HSV-1

positive

20.73

HSV-1

positive

22.36

HSV-1

M

genital

positive

HSV-2

positive

23.56

HSV-2

positive

24.98

HSV-2

M

genital

negative

n/a

negative

 

negative

negative

 

negative

M

rash/lesion

negative

n/a

negative

 

negative

negative

 

negative

F

genital

negative

n/a

negative

 

negative

negative

 

negative

M

rectal

negative

n/a

negative

 

negative

negative

 

negative

  1. a 5 ul of extracted nucleic acid used in PCR
  2. b 1 ul of straight clinical specimen used in PCR
  3. c specimen was negative for HSV by cell culture; positive by real-time PCR
  4. n/a specimen was not analyzed
  5. CP value Crossing Point of real-time PCR