Genital Infection with Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 in Women from Natal, Brazil

Table 2

Correlation between colposcopy examination and presence of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2, single or in coinfection in pregnant and nonpregnant women.

Colposcopy	𝑁 (%)	PCR test positive for herpes simplex virus
		HSV-1	%	HSV-2	%	HSV 1+2	%	Total	%
Pregnant (𝑁=106)								𝑃1=0.263
								𝑃2=0.002^∗
Without alterations	52 (49.1)	10	19.2	3	5.8	1	1.9	14	26.9
With alterations	38 (35.8)	7	18.4	8	21.1	5	13.2	20	52.6
Nonanalyzed	16 (15.1)	0	00.0	2	12.5	0	0.0	2	100.0
Nonpregnant (𝑁=130)								𝑃1=0.520
								𝑃2=0.040^∗
Without alterations	84 (64.6)	25	29.8	7	8.3	2	2.4	34	40.5
With alterations	45 (34.6)	14	31.1	8	17.4	3	6.7	25	54.3
Nonanalyzed	1 (0.8)	0	0.0	0	00.0	0	0.0	0	0.0

𝑃1: 𝑃 value using 𝜒² test for correlation between the presence of genital infection by HSV-1 and morphological findings detected by colposcopy.
𝑃2: 𝑃 value using 𝜒² test for correlation between the presence of genital infection by HSV-2 and morphological findings detected by colposcopy.
*Statistically significant.