HIV related nucleic acids, HPV infection, vaginitis, Papanicolaou smear findings,CD4+ cell counts, and cytokine concentrations in cervico-vaginal samples in the study population
| No | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Plasma HIV-RNA | 27/60 | 45 |
| HIV-DNA (lavage sample) | 46/60 | 76.7 |
| HIV-RNA transcripts (lavage sample) | 42/60 | 70 |
| Cell-free HIV-RNA (swab sample) | 43/60 | 71.7 |
| HPV infection (lavage sample) | ||
| None | 22/60 | 36.7 |
| 6–11 | 7/60 | 11.7 |
| 16, 18, 31, 35 | 13/60 | 21.7 |
| Others | 18/60 | 30 |
| Candida infection | 12/60 | 20 |
| Bacterial vaginosis | 3/60 | 5 |
| Trichomonas | 1/60 | 1.7 |
| Papanicolaou smear | ||
| Negative | 29/60 | 48.3 |
| SIL 1 | 29/60 | 48.3 |
| SIL 2 | 2/60 | 3.3 |
| Mean | Range | |
|---|---|---|
| *In 14 cases, Il-6 was undetectable. | ||
| CD4+ cell counts (×106/l) | 360.3 | 41–776 |
| Plasma HIV-RNA (copies/ml) | 2227.8 | 200–25800 |
| HIV-DNA lavage sample (copies/105 cells) | 69.2 | 5–500 |
| HIV-RNA transcripts lavage sample (copies/105 cells) | 93.7 | 8–1000 |
| Cell-free HIV-RNA swab sample (copies/ml) | 374.2 | 20–3500 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | 34.5 | 9.1–155.1 |
| IL-1β (pg/ml) | 116.8 | 0–916.3 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml)* | 20.0 | 0–242.5 |