Table 2.

Clinical and virologic characteristics of patients with herpes simplex virus type 1 detection in respiratory specimens

Cluster Patient/Isolate	Clinical presentation besides herpes simplex virus-associated presentations	Herpes simplex virus detection				Outcome
		Specimen type	Direct immunofluorescence testing	Virus culture	PCR
C1	Right-sided heart failure	Tracheal aspirate	-	-	+	Death
C2	Infection of the aortic Y-prosthesis, intraabdominal bleedings	Bronchoalveolar lavage	+	+	+	Death
C3	-	Bronchoalveolar lavage	+	-	+	Survival
C4	Adult respiratory distress syndrome, internal carotid artery stenosis	Tracheal aspirate	+	+	+	Death
C5	Adult respiratory distress syndrome	Nasopharyngeal swab	+	+	+	Death
C6	-	Bronchoalveolar lavage	+	+	+	Death
C7	Peritonitis with coagulase-negative Staphylococci	Bronchoalveolar lavage	+	+	+	Death
C8	Sepsis	Bronchoalveolar lavage	+	+	+	Death