Article
HIV infection increases the risk of squamous intra-epithelial lesions in women with HPV infection: an analysis of HPV genotypes. DIANAIDS Collaborative Study Group.
International journal of cancer - 17 Sept 1997
Cappiello G, Garbuglia A R, Salvi R, Rezza G, Giuliani M, Pezzotti P, Suligoi B, Branca M, Migliore G, Formigoni Pomponi D, D'Ubaldo C, Ippolito G, Giacomini G, Benedetto A
Abstract excerpt
We assessed the association between different HPV genotypes, HIV infection, and cervical squamous intra-epithelial lesions (SIL) in 236 women with known HIV serostatus enrolled in a longitudinal multicentric study in Italy. Of these women, 135 were HIV-infected, and were not markedly different fr...
Topics
- Adult
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cervix Uteri
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Humans
- Italy
- Longitudinal Studies
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Substance Abuse, Intravenous