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Human papillomavirus infection among human immunodeficiency virus-infected women in Maharashtra, India.
Vaccine - 19 Feb 2014
Joshi S, Babu J M, Jayalakshmi D, Kulkarni V, Divate U, Muwonge R, Gheit T, Tommasino M, Sankaranarayanan R, Pillai M R
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Frequency and distribution of HPV types in HIV-infected women with and without cervical neoplasia and their determinants have not been widely studied in India. We report and discuss HPV prevalence and type distribution in HIV-infected women. METHODS: HPV genotyping was done using cervical samples from 1109 HIV-infected women in a cross-sectional study. RESULTS: Any HPV was detected in 44.8% and...
Topics
- Adult
- Coinfection
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- India
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
