TABLE 1.

Comparison of ELVIS fresh cells and ELVIS RCFM for the detection of HSV

HSV type	Sample	No. of positive infected blue cells/shell viala
		Fresh	RCFM
1	1	TNTC	TNTC
	2	TNTC	TNTC
	3	9	7
	4	90	73
	5	0	0
	6	TNTC	TNTC
	7	12	10
	8	TNTC	TNTC
	9	57	65
	10	186	136
	11	TNTC	TNTC
	12	38	30
	13	TNTC	TNTC
2	1	4	1
	2	12	16
	3	TNTC	TNTC
	4	TNTC	TNTC
	5	4	7
	6	43	20
	7	TNTC	TNTC
	8	43	50
	9	2	4
	10	20	24
	11	TNTC	TNTC
	12	5	6

^aTNTC, too numerous to count.