TABLE 1.
Geometric mean numbers of latent HSV-1 and HSV-2 DNA copies and LAT copies in lumbosacral gangliaa
| Expt and virus | DNA copy no. | LAT copy no. |
|---|---|---|
| 1, Equal-titer inocula | ||
| HSV-1 (n = 6) | 1.5 × 101 (6.6 × 100– 3.2 × 101) | 7.4 × 104 (3.2 × 104– 1.7 × 105) |
| HSV-2 (n = 6) | 4.9 × 101 (1.6 × 101– 1.5 × 102) | 1.1 × 106 (3.4 × 105– 3.4 × 107) |
| 2, 10-fold higher HSV-1 inoculum | ||
| HSV-1 (n = 4) | 2.2 × 102 (1.4 × 102– 3.5 × 102) | 1.1 × 107 (8.7 × 106– 3.0 × 107) |
| HSV-2 (n = 5) | 1.7 × 102 (4.2 × 101– 7.0 × 102) | 1.1 × 106 (2.9 × 105– 4.0 × 106) |
a
Number of copies per 200 ng of ganglion DNA or RNA are shown. Geometric means are shown with 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.