Cervical and anal HPV infection: cytological and histological abnormalities in HIV-infected women in Thailand

• Main Authors: Reshmie A. Ramautarsing (Author), Nittaya Phanuphak (Author), Surasith Chaithongwongwatthana (Author), Ferdinand W.N.M. Wit (Author), Nipat Teeratakulpisarn (Author), Tippawan Pankam (Author), Piyanee Rodbamrung (Author), Joep M.A. Lange (Author), Praphan Phanuphak (Author), Vikrant V. Sahasrabuddhe (Author), Stephen Kerr (Author), Jintanat Ananworanich (Author), Janneke H. Wijgert, van de (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary

Background: Women infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) have higher rates of persistent infection with high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) and cervical and anal dysplasia. We describe the epidemiology of hr-HPV, and cervical and anal intra-epithelial abnormalities in HIV-infected women in Thailand. Methods: HIV-infected women aged 18-49 years, either HAART-naïve or -experienced, were enrolled in Bangkok, Thailand. A demographic and sexual-risk behaviour questionnaire was administered and a pelvic examination with colposcopy was performed on every woman. Cervical and anal samples were tested for cytology and HPV genotyping. Results: A total of 256 women were enrolled with a median [interquartile range (IQR)] age of 35 (32-40) years. Ninety (35.2%) had detectable cervical hr-HPV. Being post-menopausal was associated with increased risk for cervical hr-HPV, while years since HIV diagnosis and plasma HIV RNA <40 copies/mL were significantly associated with decreased risk in multivariable regression analyses. Abnormal cervical cytology was detected in 6.3%. Cervical biopsies that were taken from 99 women (39.3%) owing to abnormalities seen during colposcopy showed cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia (CIN) in 22.6%. The sensitivity of cervical cytology to detect CIN2+ was 10.0%. Among 102 women enrolled in the anal substudy, 18.8% had anal HPV infection and 11.1% had anal hr-HPV. Two women had abnormal anal cytology. Conclusion: We found cervical and anal hr-HPV in 35.2% and 11.1% of Thai HIV-infected women, respectively. Moreover, the observed poor agreement between cervical cytology and histology results could indicate current cervical cancer screening programs for HIV-infected women might not be optimal for the detection of pre-neoplastic lesions.

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2055-6640
10.1016/S2055-6640(20)30485-4