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Discrepant results
| Patient no. | Age (yr)/sexa | Result of PCR assay (R)b
|
HSV serologyc | Final diagnosisd | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home-brew | Real-time | ||||
| 1 | 55/M | N | P (N) | N | Meningitis |
| 2 | 30/M | N | P (P) | IgG P, IgM N | Pericarditis |
| 3 | 36/F | P (N) | N (N) | ND | HIV encephalitis |
| 4 | 55/M | P (P) | N (N) | IgG P, IgM N | Meningitis |
F, female; M, male.
R, repeat result; N, negative; P, positive.
ND, not done; N, negative; P, positive; IgG, immunoglobulin G; IgM, immunoglobulin M.
HIV, human immunodeficiency virus.
