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

Table 3

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

Cytology	𝑁 (%)	PCR test positive for herpes simplex virus
		HSV-1	%	HSV-2	%	HSV 1+2	%	Total	%
Pregnant (𝑁=106)								𝑃1=0.488
								𝑃2=0.001^∗
Without alterations	59 (55.7)	10	16.9	3	5.1	1	1.7	14	23.7
With alterations	41 (38.7)	6	14.6	9	22.0	4	9.8	19	46.3
Nonanalyzed	06 (5.6)	1	16.7	1	16.7	1	16.7	3	50.0
Nonpregnant (𝑁=130)								𝑃1=0.781
								𝑃2=0.022^∗
Without alterations	106 (82.8)	34	32.1	10	9.4	3	2.8	47	44.3
With alterations	22 (17.2)	5	22.7	5	22.7	2	9.1	12	54.5
Nonanalyzed	2 (1.5)	0	0.0	0	0.0	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 cytology.
𝑃2: 𝑃 value using 𝜒² test for correlation between the presence of genital infection by HSV-2 and morphological findings detected by cytology.
*Statistically significant.