FIG. 1.

HIV-1-associated immunovirological parameters in the 15 HHV-8-seropositive pregnant women. The distribution of CD4⁺-cell counts and the levels of plasma HIV-1 viremia and genital HIV-1 shedding, expressed as the log₁₀ number of HIV-1 RNA copies per ml of plasma or cell-free fraction of cervicovaginal secretions in all pregnant women (A to C), according to the treatment schedule (D to F), and in women in whom HHV-8 DNA was or was not detected (G to I) are shown. The median, lower quartile (25th percentile), and upper quartile (75th percentile) values are represented by the corresponding symbols with bars. P values for significant differences are reported and were calculated by the Wilcoxon paired-matched signed-rank test. To show trends, values of the CD4⁺-cell counts and the levels of HIV-1 viremia of each woman with PCR-positive samples are joined.