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.