Table 4.

Comparison of estimated costs per reportable result and expertise required. Table adapted from Gitman et al [31].

Test	Assay time	Frequency of testing	Cost ($)			Expertise
			Materials and reagents	Labor	Total
Cytospin-DFAa	90 min	On demand	5.14	8.78	13.92	Mid-high
Conventional culture	1-7 days	Examined once a day	5.4	11.94	17.94	Mid-high
Simplexa Direct PCR	75 min	Once a day	39.54	2.69	42.23	Mid
LDTb HSVc PCRd with extraction	3 h	Once a day	19.96	5.07	25.03	High

^aDFA: direct fluorescent antibody.

^bLDT: laboratory developed test.

^cHSV: herpes simplex virus.

^dPCR: polymerase chain reaction.