TABLE 1.
Frequency of occurrence of all possible BIB assay result patterns for the participants in the Thai military recruit study
| Pattern by participant group | No. with result (%)
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|---|---|---|
| HSV-1 | HSV-2 | |
| 4 specimens | ||
| Consistently positive | 239 (68.5) | 37 (10.6) |
| Consistently negative | 72 (20.6) | 276 (79.1) |
| Converters | 4 (1.1) | 17 (4.9) |
| Inconsistent | 34 (9.7) | 19 (5.4) |
| 3 specimens | ||
| Consistently positive | 206 (68.7) | 29 (9.7) |
| Consistently negative | 71 (23.7) | 248 (82.7) |
| Converters | 8 (2.7) | 9 (3.0) |
| Inconsistent | 15 (5.0) | 14 (4.7) |
| 2 specimens | ||
| Consistently positive | 221 (71.1) | 36 (11.6) |
| Consistently negative | 68 (21.9) | 255 (82.0) |
| Converters | 7 (2.3) | 15 (4.8) |
| Inconsistent | 15 (4.8) | 5 (1.6) |
| 1 specimen | ||
| Consistently positive | 153 (77.3) | 32 (16.2) |
| Consistently negative | 45 (22.7) | 166 (83.8) |