Multiple human papillomavirus infections are highly prevalent in the anal canal of human immunodeficiency virus-positive men who have sex with men

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 671
• Main Authors: Méndez-Martínez, Rocío, Rivera-Martínez, Norma E, Crabtree-Ramírez, Brenda, Sierra-Madero, Juan G, Caro-Vega, Yanink, Galván, Silvia C, de León, David Cantú, García-Carrancá, Alejandro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.12.2014; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; AIDS; Anal Canal - virology; Analysis; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Antiviral agents; Anus Neoplasms - virology; Cancer; Carcinoma in Situ - virology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - virology; Cervical cancer; Coinfection; DNA, Viral - analysis; Drug therapy; Health aspects; HIV; HIV (Viruses); HIV Infections - drug therapy; HIV Infections - epidemiology; HIV Seropositivity; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human papillomavirus; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medical centers; Mexico; Middle Aged; Molecular Epidemiology; Oncology, Experimental; Papillomaviridae - genetics; Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Papillomavirus Infections - virology; Prevalence; Prevalence studies (Epidemiology); Prevention; Mexico

Anal cancer has become one of the most common non-AIDS-defined tumors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-positive (HIV+) individuals, and a rise in its incidence among HIV+ Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) has been shown, despite the introduction of Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy (HAART). Huma...