TABLE 2.
HHV-8 DNA detection in the 15 HIV-1-infected pregnant women
Compartment | No. of pregnant women with PCR-positive samples/ total no. of women tested (%)
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Before pregnancy | First trimester | Second trimester | Third trimester | Total | |
PBMCa | 0/5 | 0/13 | 5/13 (38.5) | 2/14 (14.2) | 5/15 (33.3) |
CVSb | 0/5 | 0/13 | 1/13 (7.7) | 5/12 (41.6) | 5/15 (33.3) |
PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
CVS, cellular fraction of cervicovaginal secretions.