DOCUMENTATION FOR HERPES.DAT (free format) VARIABLE CODES -------------------------------------------------------- 1. Patient ID 2. Time from end of days primary episode to beginning of first recurrence 3. Censoring Indicator 1 = time to first recurrence 0 = time of last observation (recurrence free) 4. Group 1 = Primary lesion was HSV Type I 2 = Primary lesion was HSV Type II 3 = Primary lesion was HSV Type II and patient had antibodies to Type I. 5. Duration of Primary days Lesion 6. Sex 1 = male 2 = female 7. Age in years (-1 = missing) 8. Treatment for 0 = no acyclovir Primary Lesion 1 = topical acyclovir 2 = oral acyclovir 3 = IV acyclovir 9. Other (non-genital) 1 = yes Recurrence between 0 = no Primary lesion and First Recurrence. -------------------------------- 456 records on 456 subjects.