Characterizations of Bacterial Vaginosis among HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative Women in Rural Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Table 3
Association of BV species and HIV infection.
BV score
HIV-1 (−)
HIV-1 (+)
value
0–3 BV-free
Lactobacillus
0.000
>25
18 (62.1%)
11 (37.9%)
Gardnerella vaginalis
0.868
No species
12 (63.2%)
7 (36.8%)
<25
6 (60.0%)
4 (40.0%)
Mobiluncus
No species
17 (63.0%)
10 (37.0%)
0.715
<25
1 (50.0%)
1 (50.0%)
4–6 intermediate BV
Lactobacillus
0.703
No species
2 (66.7%)
1 (33.3%)
<25
6 (60.0%)
4 (40.0%)
>25
20 (74.1%)
7 (25.9%)
Gardnerella vaginalis
0.655
No species
1 (100%)
0 (0.00%)
<25
20 (66.7%)
10 (33.3%)
>25
7 (77.8%)
2 (22.2%)
Mobiluncus
0.135
No species
7 (100%)
0 (0.00%)
<25
12 (60.0%)
8 (40.0%)
>25
9 (69.2%)
4 (30.8%)
7–10 severe BV
Lactobacillus
0.063
No species
7 (50.0%)
7 (50.0%)
<25
2 (12.5%)
14 (87.5%)
>25
0 (0.00%)
1 (100%)
Gardnerella vaginalis
0.074
<25
6 (46.2%)
7 (53.8%)
>25
3 (16.7%)
15 (83.3%)
Mobiluncus
0.030
<25
3 (75.0%)
1 (25.0)
>25
6 (22.2%)
21 (77.8%)
Association of >25 cells/high microscopic field of BV-associated species with HIV. Significant association between >25 cells/high microscopic field of the species with HIV is shown as bold values.
