Table 1.
Patient history, biopsy information, and HSV DNA levels
| Patient | Age (yrs) | Gender | No. of yrs of genital herpes | Location of biopsy | HSV DNA level ina: |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 wph tissue | Control tissue | |||||
| 1 | 33 | F | 2 | Buttocks | ND | ND |
| 2 | 53 | M | 30 | Buttocks | ND | ND |
| 3 | 43 | F | 24 | Buttocks | 13 | ND |
| 4 | 51 | F | 32 | Buttocks | ND | ND |
| 5 | 63 | F | 26 | Buttocks | 19 | 27 |
| 6 | 56 | F | 35 | Buttocks | ND | ND |
| 7 | 48 | F | 30 | Vulva | ND | ND |
| 8 | 44 | F | 23 | Buttocks | ND | ND |
| 9 | 62 | F | 35 | Thigh | ND | ND |
a
Values are numbers of DNA copies per 5 × 104 cells. 8 wph, 8 weeks posthealing. ND, not detectable.