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Table 4 Underlying diseases of patients in whom herpesvirus DNA was detected in the CSF

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

Herpesvirus	No. of patients	Underlying disease (%)
DNA in CSF	No. of patients	HIV infection		Hematologic disease		Other disease^a		Unknown
Total	29	16	(55.2)	8	(27.6)	3	(10.3)	2	(6.9)
HSV-1 and CMV	1	0	(0)	1	(100)	0	(0)	0	(0)
VZV	7	2^b	(28.6)	3	(42.9)	2	(28.6)	0	(0)
VZV or EBV	1	1	(100)	0	(0)	0	(0)	0	(0)
CMV	3	3	(100)	0	(0)	0	(0)	0	(0)
CMV and EBV	1	0	(0)	0	(0)	1	(100)	0	(0)
EBV	16	10^c	(62.5)	4^d	(25.0)	0	(0)	2	(12.5)

^aThe data include patients with autoimmune disorders.
^bOne patient was positive for JCV.
^c,dThe results include 2 and 3 JCV-positive patients, respectively.

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