TABLE 2.
Results of the 17 clinical specimens analyzed by cell culture and Solana assay for the diagnosis of HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV
| HSV-1/2 and VZV viral culturea | No. of isolates with Solana assay result: |
Total (no.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV-1 positive | HSV-2 positive | VZV positive | Negative | ||
| HSV-1 positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HSV-2 positive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VZV positive | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Negative | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
a
Viral culture incubated for a maximum of 3 weeks for a negative specimen, allowing recovery of HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV.