TABLE 1.

Comparison between TaqMan and QC PCR for detection of HSV DNA in culture-positive and culture-negative genital swab specimens

No. of HSV copies/ 20 μl of specimen	No. of specimens with the following results:
	Culture positive (n = 162)		Culture negative (n = 173)
	QC PCR	TaqMan	QC PCR	TaqMan
0	18	5	41	68
101	3	1	24	23
102	1	16	24	44
103	10	38	32	22
104	31	57	29	14
105	32	42	13	2
106	46	3	7	0
107	17	0	3	0
108	4	0	0	0