TABLE 3.
Results of the 55 clinical specimens analyzed by RealStar PCR assay and Solana assay
| RealStar PCR assay result | No. of isolates with Solana assay result: |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HSV-1 positive | HSV-2 positive | VZV positive | Negative | ||
| HSV-1 positive | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| HSV-2 positive | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| VZV positive | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 21 |
| Negative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 |
| Total | 1 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 55 |