Figure 4.

Median with interquartile range of the log-transformed crude concentrations of eleven cytokines and six chemokines in cervicovaginal lavage by FGS^χ burden (Schistosoma PCR in ≥ two genital specimens: n=15, FGS negative: n=159) ^χχ. ^χFGS – Schistosoma PCR positive specimen from cervicovaginal lavage, vaginal swab or cervical swab; FGS negative – negative Schistosoma PCR and negative circulating anodic antigen and negative urine microscopy and negative expert-reviewed colposcopy imaging. ^χχp-value after adjustment for multiple testing with a Monte-Carlo simulation approach, p < 0.001. p-value legend *p < 0.1 **p < 0.05.