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. 2006 Aug 30;44(11):3863–3871. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00791-06

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 (%)
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)
a

PBMC, peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

b

CVS, cellular fraction of cervicovaginal secretions.