Genital herpes evaluation by quantitative TaqMan PCR: correlating single detection and quantity of HSV-2 DNA in cervicovaginal lavage fluids with cross-sectional and longitudinal clinical data

Table 3 CVL HSV-2 DNA detection by markers of genital herpes

Definition	Status (+/-)^a	HSV-2 DNA (+), n/N (%)	p-value
HSV-2 serostatus	+	28/356 (8%)	0.251
	-	7/153 (5%)
Self report of GH sores	+	4/42 (10%)	0.518
	-	31/467 (7%)
Any lesions^b	+	30/394 (8%)	0.296
	-	5/114 (4%)
Herpetic lesions^c	+	7/26 (27%)	0.001
	-	28/481 (6%)

^a (+) condition present; (-) condition absent
^b any genital lesions vs. no any lesions
^c lesions clinically suspected as herpetic vs. no lesions or lesions not suspected as herpetic

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