Open AccessEpstein-Barr Virus, High-Risk Human Papillomavirus and Abnormal Cervical Cytology in a Prospective Cohort of African Female Sex Workers
Author(s) -
Jennifer E. Cameron,
Anne F. Rositch,
Nadja A. Vielot,
Nelly Mugo,
Jessie Kwatampora,
Wairimu Waweru,
Aubrey Gilliland,
Michael E. Hagensee,
Jennifer S. Smith
Publication year - 2018
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/olq.0000000000000857
Subject(s) - medicine , human papillomavirus , cytology , prospective cohort study , cohort , cohort study , gynecology , virology , obstetrics , pathology
High-oncogenic-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) is necessary, although insufficient, to promote cervical cancer. Like HPV, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common pathogen with the capacity to promote epithelial neoplasms. We examined the association between cervical EBV, hrHPV, and cytology in female sex workers in Nairobi, Kenya.