TABLE 1.

WIHS laboratory testing

Specimen type collected	Testa	Frequency or time of testing
		HIV+ specimen	HIV− specimen
Blood	Hepatitis B	Baseline only	Baseline only
	Hepatitis C	Baseline only	Baseline only
	HSV serology	Baseline only	Baseline only
	Toxoplasma serology	Baseline only	Baseline only
	Syphilis	Baseline only	Baseline only
	CBC differential and platelet count	Biannual	Biannual
	CD4, CD8	Biannual	Annual
	HIV ELISA and Western blot	Baseline only	Biannual
	Viral load	Biannual	Not done
	Chemistry (liver function, kidney function)	Biannual	Biannual
Vaginal	Papanicolaou smear	Biannual	Biannual
	Bacterial vaginosis smear	Biannual	Biannual
	Candida vaginal culture	Baseline only	Baseline only
	Chlamydia Gen-Probe smear	Baseline only	Baseline only
	Gonorrhea Gen-Probe	Baseline only	Baseline only
	Trichomonas saline mount	Biannual	Biannual
	HPV by PCR with CVL	Biannual	Biannual
	HPV by hybrid capture with CVL	Biannual	Biannual
Urine	Pregnancy test	Biannual	Biannual
	Urinalysis	When clinically indicated	When clinically indicated
	Urine culture	When clinically indicated	When clinically indicated
	Chlamydia confirmatory test	When indicated	When indicated

^aCBC, complete blood count; CVL, cervicovaginal lavage fluid; ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.