Anal human papillomavirus infection in HIV-positive men and women at two opportunistic infections clinics in Harare, Zimbabwe

• Hlavní autoři: Simbarashe Chinyowa (Autor), Joel M. Palefsky (Autor), Zvavahera M. Chirenje (Autor), Rudo Makunike-Mutasa (Autor), Marshall Munjoma (Autor), Godfrey I. Muguti (Autor)
• Médium: Kniha
• Vydáno: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk of anal cancer; in the majority of cases this is linked to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Anal cancer screening is not routinely offered in Zimbabwe. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed on 152 patients (88 females; 6...