Article
High-risk cervical human papillomavirus infections among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women in the Bahamas.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Dames Dionne N, Blackman Elizabeth, Butler Raleigh, Taioli Emanuela, Eckstein Stacy, Devarajan Karthik, Griffith-Bowe Andrea, Gomez Perry, Ragin Camille
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: High-risk (HR) HPV genotypes other than 16 and 18 have been detected in a significant proportion of immunocompromised females. We aim to evaluate the frequency of HR HPV genotypes in a population of HIV-positive Caribbean women. METHODS: One hundred sixty-seven consecutive, non-pregna...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Bahamas
- Cervix Uteri
- Coinfection
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Human papillomavirus 18
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Prevalence
- Risk
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms