Article
Oncogenic HPV among HIV infected female population in West Bengal, India.
BMC infectious diseases - 22 Mar 2011
Sarkar Kamalesh, Pal Reshmi, Bal Baishali, Saha Bibhuti, Bhattacharya Subhasish, Sengupta Sharmila, Mazumdar Partha Pratim, Chakraborti Shekhar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Prevalence of both cervical cancer and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection are very high in India. Natural history of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection is known to be altered in HIV positive women and there is an increased possibility of persistence of HPV infections in t...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Humans
- India
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Prevalence
- Young Adult