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Turnaround time for detection of HSV from specimens
| Assay | No. of specimens positive on indicated day of reporta
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sb | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| SimulFluor DFA | 84 (80) | ||||||
| Shell vial IP | 43 (41) | 49 (87.6) | |||||
| Culture | 17 (16.2) | 34 (48.6) | 29 (76.2) | 16 (91.4) | 6 (97.1) | 3 (100) | |
Values in parentheses indicate cumulative percentages of positive specimens.
S, same-day result.
