Genital Human Papillomavirus Prevalence and Human Papillomavirus Concordance in Heterosexual Couples Are Positively Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection

This study examined the concordance of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in 254 heterosexually active couples and the impact of HIV coinfection. Genital HPV detection was significantly more common among HIV-infected women than among HIV-seronegative women (99 [68%] of 145 women vs. 33 [31...

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Published in:The Journal of infectious diseases 2009-05, Vol.199 (10), p.1514-1524
Main Authors: Mbulawa, Zizipho Z. A., Coetzee, David, Marais, Dianne J., Kamupira, Mercy, Zwane, Eugene, Allan, Bruce, Constant, Deborah, Moodley, Jennifer R., Hoffman, Margaret, Williamson, Anna-Lise
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
AIDS
Biological and medical sciences
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
Circumcision, Male
Coinfection
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genitalia
Genotype
Heterosexuality
HIV
HIV infections
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - virology
HIV/AIDS
Human immunodeficiency virus
Human papillomavirus
Human papillomavirus 16
Humans
Infections
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Men
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Miscellaneous
P values
Papillomaviridae - genetics
Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification
Papillomaviridae - pathogenicity
Papillomavirus Infections - complications
Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology
Papillomavirus Infections - transmission
Prevalence
Sex Characteristics
Uterine Cervical Diseases - virology
Virology
Women
Young Adult
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Summary:This study examined the concordance of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in 254 heterosexually active couples and the impact of HIV coinfection. Genital HPV detection was significantly more common among HIV-infected women than among HIV-seronegative women (99 [68%] of 145 women vs. 33 [31%] of 107 women; P
ISSN:0022-1899
1537-6613
DOI:10.1086/598220