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How Much Does HIV Positivity Affect the Presence of Oral HPV? A Molecular Epidemiology Survey.
International journal of environmental research and public health - 26 Aug 2021
Visalli Giuseppa, Di Pietro Angela, Currò Monica, Pruiti Ciarello Marianna, D'Andrea Flavia, Nunnari Giuseppe, Pellicanò Giovanni Francesco, Facciolà Alessio
Abstract excerpt
HIV-positive people showed a high oral prevalence of HPV-DNA and have a greater incidence of head and neck carcinomas compared to general population. We performed a molecular survey evaluating the presence of HPV-DNA in saliva of HIV-positive and HIV-negative subjects in order to quantify the risk represented by HIV-positivity. The sample was made up by 102 subjects: 40 HIV-positive, 32 HIV-negative with sexual...
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