Table 1.
HSV-1 diagnosis
| Number | Sex | Age range | Cornea | Aqueous | Tear swab (time post injection) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1 day | 1 week | 1 month | 2 months | 3 months | 6 months | 12 months | Last visita | |||||
| 1 | male | 70–74 | + | + | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – |
| + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2 | male | 50–54 | + | +/− | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 3 | male | 65–69 | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
+, positive, Ct value ≤36.
+/−, weak positive, 36 < Ct value < 40.
–, negative, Ct value = 40 or “no Ct.”
HSV-1 diagnosis was via nucleic acids detection by qPCR.
a
Last visit: patient 1, 21 months; patient 2, 18 months; patient 3, 14 months.