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Tab 6
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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
Positive
Negative
Total
Sensitivity % (95% CI)
Specificity % (95% CI)
RealStar
®
assay
Positive
60
0
60
100 (94.0–100)
100 (96.6–100)
Negative
0
108
108
Total
60
108
168