TABLE 1.

Comparison of commercial Western blot and WB-UB methods

Age group (yr)	No. of samples	HSV type	No. of samples with result					No. of consistent results	No. of inconsistent results
			Commercial Western blotting		WB-UB
			Positive	Negative	Positive	Negative	Inconclusive
1-4	25	1	10	15	11	14	0	24	1
		2	6	19	5	20	0	24	1
5-8	20	1	10	10	10	9	1	18	1a
		2	4	16	6	14	0	18	2
9-12	20	1	10	10	11	9	0	19	1
		2	8	12	8	12	0	18	2b
13-16	21	1	10	11	11	10	0	20	1
		2	7	14	7	14	0	21	0
17-20	19	1	10	9	11	8	0	18	1
		2	7	12	7	12	0	19	0

^aOne sample gave inconclusive results.

^bOne sample was positive by commercial Western blotting and negative by WB-UB, and another gave the opposite results.