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J Clin Pathol 54:48-53 doi:10.1136/jcp.54.1.48

Association of human β-herpesviruses with the development of cervical cancer: bystanders or cofactors

Table 3

Prevalence of coinfection with HPV and herpesviruses in the cervix of 388 women according to the degree of cervical lesion

No. (%) of women with coinfection of HPV and the indicated virus
Cervical lesion No. tested CMV HHV-6 HHV-7
†One woman coinfected with HHV-6.
‡One woman coinfected with HHV-7.
CIN, cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade; CMV, cytomegalovirus; HHV, human herpesvirus; HPV, human papillomavirus.
Normal/inflamed 201 8 (4.0) 2 (1.0) 2 (1.0)
CIN1 56 6 (10.7)† 2 (3.6)‡ 1 (1.8)
CIN2 32 1 (3.1) 0 0
CIN3 75 7 (9.3)‡ 2 (2.7) 3 (4.0)
Carcinoma 24 0 0 1 (4.2)
Total 388 22 (5.7) 6 (1.5) 7 (1.8)

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