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Table 2 Number of herpesvirus DNA-positive and -negative CSF specimens

From: Detection of human herpesviruses in the cerebrospinal fluid from patients diagnosed with or suspected of having progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

 

No. (%) of CSF specimens

Herpesvirus

Totala

JCV-positive

JCV-negative

DNA

(n = 299)

(n = 42)

(n = 257)

HSV-1

1 (0.3)

0 (0)

1 (0.4)

HSV-2

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

VZV

8 (2.7)

1 (2.4)

7 (2.7)

CMV

5 (1.7)

0 (0)

5 (1.9)

HHV-6

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

EBV

19 (6.4)

5 (11.9)

14 (5.4)

  1. aTwo specimens were positive for CMV and either HSV-1 or EBV DNA.
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