Article
Prevalence and risk factors for human papillomavirus infection of the anal canal in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and HIV-negative homosexual men.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Feb 1998
Palefsky J M, Holly E A, Ralston M L, Jay N
Abstract excerpt
One of the groups at highest risk of anal cancer is homosexual and bisexual men. Like cervical cancer, anal cancer is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Anal HPV infection was characterized in a study of 346 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive and 262 HIV-negative homos...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Adult
- Aged
- Anal Canal
- Bisexuality
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- DNA, Viral
- Genotype
- HIV Seronegativity
- HIV Seropositivity
- Homosexuality, Male
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence