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Table 1 Qualitative results of HSV-1 isolation in HCE and Vero cells (n = 27, Cases: 17 [true positives], Controls: 10 [true negatives])

From: Comparison of an immortalized human corneal epithelial cell line with Vero cells in the isolation of Herpes simplex virus-1 for the laboratory diagnosis of Herpes simplex keratitis

Cell line

True + ves

True - ves

Sensitivity(%)

Specificity(%)

PPV(%)

NPV(%)

HCE + ve

10

0

58.82

100

100

58.82

HCE - ve

7

10

    

Vero + ve

4

0

23.52

100

100

43.47

Vero - ve

13

10

    
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BMC Ophthalmology

ISSN: 1471-2415

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