Table 1.

Demographics

	BioFire (n = 537)		PCR (n = 289)
	HSV− (n = 524)	HSV+ (n = 13)	HSV− (n = 287)	HSV+ (n = 2)
Female, %	46.0	15.4	41.5	50.0
Male, %	54.0	84.6	58.5	50.0
Mean age (SD), y	43.6 (27.6)*	48.5 (27.09)	33.1 (28.2)*	68; 65
	BioFire HSV−	PCR HSV−
	≤18 y (n = 125)	>18 y (n = 399)	≤18 y (n = 115)	>18 y (n = 172)
Female, %	46.4	45.9	33.0	47.1
Male, %	53.6	54.1	67.0	52.9
Mean age (SD), y	4.33 (6.48)	55.88 (18.75)	2.68 (4.73)	53.42 (16.57)

Abbreviations: HSV, herpes simplex virus; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.

^*Signifies statistical significance at α = .05.