Research Article

Evaluation of RealStar® Alpha Herpesvirus PCR Kit for Detection of HSV-1, HSV-2, and VZV in Clinical Specimens

Table 6

Diagnostic performance of the RealStar® assay compared to the in-house HSV and VZV multiplex real-time PCR assay.

In-house multiplex real-time PCR assay
PositiveNegativeTotalSensitivity % (95% CI)Specificity % (95% CI)

RealStar® assay
Positive60060100 (94.0–100)100 (96.6–100)
Negative0108108
Total60108168