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. 2022 Mar 1;17(1):815. doi: 10.4081/mrm.2022.815

Table 4.

Characteristics of detected HSV-infections and treatment. Results above 500 Geq/ml were considered positive.

Treatment with acyclovir (yes, %) 53 (86.9)
Duration of treatment (in days) (median [IQR]) 12 [8 to 16]
Treatment with additional anti-infective therapy n = no (%) 10 (17.9)
Ongoing SarsCoV infection = no (%) 29 (49.2)
Number of dosages per day (%)
    1 8 (13.1)
    2 2 (3.3)
    3 42 (68.9)
Single dosage in mg (%)
    375 3 (5.9)
    750 47 (92.2)
    1250 1 (2.2)
Total dosage per day (median [IQR]) 2250 [2250 to 2250]
Dosage per bodyweight in kg (median [IQR]) 9.4 [7.7 to 10.0]
HSV peak in Geq/ml (median [IQR]) 2150000 [183775 to 28250000]
Number of BAL samples (median [IQR]) 5 [3 to 8]
LOS ICU until first positive sample 9.00 [7 to 13]

LOS, length of stay; ICU, intensive care unit; IQ, interquartile range; HSV, Herpes simplex virus; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage.