TABLE 2.

Detection of HSV-1-specific and HSV-2-specific IgG or IgA by ECL-WB in CVS samples from 75 selected African women living in Bangui, Central African Republic^a

Study group (n)	HSV-2 DNA shedding status	HIV status	No. with Ig detected/totalb
			CVS IgG to:			CVS IgA to:
			HSV-1	HSV-2	HSV-1 and HSV-2	HSV-1	HSV-2	HSV-1 and HSV-2
I (34)	Positive	Negative	10/34	1/34	6/34	6/31	1/31	4/31
II (20)	Positive	Positive	4/19	4/19	9/19	1/16	2/16	8/16
III (23)	Negative	Negative	7/22	3/22	8/22	2/21	4/21	6/21

^aAll women were seropositive for HSV-1 and HSV-2.

^bAs assessed by ECL-WB. The denominator indicates the number of CVS lavage samples tested.