Cervical dysplasia and high-risk human papillomavirus infections among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected adolescent females in South Africa.

David H Adler Melissa Wallace Thola BennieMegan MrubataBeau Abar Tracy L MeiringAnna-Lise WilliamsonLinda-Gail Bekker

Published in: Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology (2014)

HIV-infected adolescents have an increased risk of infection with HR-HPV and of Pap test abnormalities. The majority of HR-HPV infections among our participants would not be prevented by the currently available vaccinations against HPV.

Keyphrases

hiv infected
antiretroviral therapy
high grade
hiv positive
young adults
south africa
human immunodeficiency virus
hiv aids
cervical cancer screening
physical activity
mental health
men who have sex with men