Open AccessAnal Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Homosexual and Bisexual Men
Author(s) -
Paula Breese,
Franklyn N. Judson,
Kent A. Penley,
John M. Douglas
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/00007435-199501000-00002
Subject(s) - medicine , anal cancer , asymptomatic , men who have sex with men , hpv infection , subclinical infection , sex organ , anal canal , gynecology , genital warts , cervical cancer , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cancer , syphilis , rectum , biology , genetics
"High-risk" types of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are associated with anogenital cancer. As these cancers occur more frequently in immunosuppressed individuals, we sought to better characterize type-specific prevalence, clinical spectrum, and risk factors for anal HPV infection among homosexual men.