Multiple types of human papillomavirus infection and anal precancerous lesions in HIV-infected men in Taiwan: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the relationship between infection with multiple human papillomavirus (HPV) types and abnormal anal cytology in HIV-infected men.

Design

An observational, cross-sectional study.

Setting

A regional referral hospital in Taiwan.

Participants

In total, 714 HIV-infected men were enrolled between March 2011 and June 2016. Thin preparation anal Pap smears were interpreted according to the 2001 Bethesda System. Thirty-seven types of HPV were detected by reverse line blotting, including 13 oncogenic types and 24 non-oncogenic types.

Outcome measures

The relationship between anal HPV infection and abnormal anal cytology in people of Asian ethnicity and the coverage efficacy in HPV-vaccinated HIV-infected men.

Results

On

SUBMITTER: Cheng SH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829585 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature