Article
Persistence of HPV in cervical smears of vaccinated WLWH support for combined molecular testing and cytology screening.
International journal of STD & AIDS - 1 Mar 2025
Pereira Milena Siqueira, Cavalcanti Silvia Maria Baeta, Haddad Kury Charbell Miguel, da Rocha Willker Menezes, Varella Rafael Brandão
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection profoundly affects women living with HIV (WLWH). This infection leads to cervical cancer (CC) and increased mortality. METHODS: This study monitored HPV infection in WLWH in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, before (T1) and after (T2) 4 years of vaccination. HPV genotyping and the presence of intraepithelial lesions were investigated at both time points. RESULTS: Among the...
Topics
- Humans
- Female
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Papanicolaou Test
- Vaginal Smears
- Adult
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Brazil
- DNA, Viral
- Papillomavirus Vaccines