Anal HPV infection and correlates in HIV-infected patients attending a Sexually Transmitted Infection clinic in Brazil.

Neide Aparecida Tosato BoldriniLays Paula Bondi VolpiniLuciana Bueno de FreitasCarlos MussoPaulo Roberto Merçon de VargasLiliana Cruz SpanoAngelica Espinosa Miranda

Published in: PloS one (2018)

In this study, anal HPV infection was common among young HIV-positive men and women, particularly in MSM. Anal cancer screening in patients at risk, such as those who are HIV-positive, and mainly those with anal HPV infection and a history of STI, will increase the likelihood of detecting anal intraepithelial neoplasia.

Keyphrases

high grade
hiv positive
men who have sex with men
antiretroviral therapy
hiv infected patients
south africa
hiv testing
hiv infected
end stage renal disease
human immunodeficiency virus
chronic kidney disease
primary care
newly diagnosed
young adults
middle aged
lymph node metastasis