Oropharynx HPV status and its relation to HIV infection.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The number of oropharyngeal lesions caused by HPV (Human papillomavirus) has been increasing worldwide in the past years. In spite of the clinical relevance of HPV infection in the anogenital tract of HIV-positive patients, the relevance of oropharynx HPV infection in these patients is not clear. The aim of the present study was to detect HPV infection, and clinical and cytological changes in the oropharynx of HIV-positive patients.

Methods

Samples collected from the oropharynx of 100 HIV-positive patients were subjected to hybrid capture (HC), conventional and liquid-based cytology. Clinical data were also collected to investigate the relation with HPV status.

Results

High and low-risk types of HPV were present in 8% and 16.7% of the total sample. The mean

SUBMITTER: Vianna LMS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5866915 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature