Table 1.

Qualitative results of HSV-1 isolation in HCE and Vero cells (n = 27, Cases: 17 [true positives], Controls: 10 [true negatives])

Cell line	True + ves	True - ves	Sensitivity(%)	Specificity(%)	PPV(%)	NPV(%)
HCE + ve	10	0	58.82	100	100	58.82
HCE - ve	7	10
Vero + ve	4	0	23.52	100	100	43.47
Vero - ve	13	10