TABLE 4.
Size and frequency of VZV-positive neurons
| Ganglion | % (no. of PCR-positive cells/total no. of cells) of neurons of size (area [μm2]):
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|---|---|---|---|
| Small (325-1,502) | Medium (983-3,078) | Large (2,031-6,446) | |
| VZV-positive ganglia | |||
| HG-99 | 0 (0/320) | 0.3 (1/320) | 1.3 (4/320) |
| HG-100 | 0.6 (1/180) | 0.6 (1/180) | 2.2 (4/180) |
| HG-108 | 0 (0/240) | 0.4 (1/240) | 1.9 (5/270) |
| Total | 0.1 (1/740) | 0.5 (4/740) | 1.7 (13/770)a |
| HSV-positive ganglion HG-108 | 3.3 (6/180)b | 1.4 (5/360)c | 1.7 (3/180)c |
a
The proportion of large neurons with VZV DNA is significantly different from the proportions of medium or large neurons with VZV DNA (by analysis of variance, P = 0.0025).
b
The proportion of small neurons with HSV DNA is significantly different from the proportion of small neurons with VZV DNA (by chi-square test, P = 0.0044).
c
The proportion of medium and large neurons with HSV DNA is not significantly different from the proportion of medium and large neurons with VZV DNA (P > 0.2).