TABLE 1.
Evaluation criteria for the in-house confirmatory assay
| Observation | Result for:
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| Strip a | Strip b | Strip c | Strip d | HSV-2 | HSV-1 |
| No bands | No bands | No bands | No bands | Negative | Negative |
| Clear band(s) | No bands | No bands | No bands | Negative | Positive |
| Clear band(s) | Bands at the same position as on strip a, same intensity of the signal | No bands | No bands | Positive | Negative |
| Clear band(s) | Bands at the same position as on strip a, removal of antibody reactivity with single bands and/or lower intensity of the signal | No bands | No bands | Positive | Positive |