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Table 1 Global results of specimen types and numbers positive for herpesviruses

From: Usefulness of Herpes Consensus PCR methodology to routine diagnostic testing for herpesviruses infections in clinical specimens

Specimen type

No. tested

No. positive

  

HSV-1

HSV-2

CMV

EBV

VZV

HHV-6

HSV-1 plus HSV-2

HSV-1 plus HHV-6

CSF

115

2

-

4

1

1

1

-

1

Aqueous fluids

102

5

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

Genital swabs

152

9

21

-

-

-

-

8

-

Skin swabs

155

48

-

-

-

36a

-

-

-

Oro-facial swabs

138

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Eye swabs

96

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BAL

5

-

-

-

-

5a

-

-

-

Total

763

95

21

4

1

45

1

8

1

  1. HSV-1, herpes simplex virus 1; HSV-2, herpes simplex virus 2; VZV, varicella-zoster virus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; HHV-6, human herpesvirus 6; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage.
  2. a BAL specimens were from five patients with five VZV positive skin swabs.
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