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Table 3 Quantitative results of HSV-1 isolation in HCE and Vero based on number of IF present in each shell vial.

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

No. of IF

No. (%) of samples in cell line

 

HCE

Vero

1–10

4 (100)

0 (0)

11–20

3 (100)

1 (33.3)

> 20

3 (100)

3 (100)

Total

10 (100)

4 (40)