Table 1.
HSV-2 status of study populations by Focus HSV-2 ELISA
| Number of Sera (% of Group Total) | ||||||
| MSM Group | All-Comer Group | All Subjects | ||||
| HSV-2 Status (Index value) | Population | Sera Tested | Population | Sera Tested | Population | Sera Tested |
| Positive | ||||||
| (All >1.1) | 388 (34.5) | 301 | 148 (23.7) | 141 | 536 | 442 |
| (Only >3.5) | 245 (21.8) | 194 | 110 (17.6) | 106 | 355 | 300 |
| (Only 1.1 – 3.5) | 143 (12.7) | 107 | 38 (6.1) | 35 | 181 | 142 |
| Equivocal (.9 – 1.1) | 19 (1.7) | 0 | 7 (1.1) | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Negative (<0.9) | 718 (63.8) | 67 | 469 (75.2) | 273 | 1187 | 340 |
| Total | 1125 | 368 | 624 | 414 | 1749 | 782 |