Open AccessGenital Tract HIV RNA Levels and Their Associations With Human Papillomavirus Infection and Risk of Cervical Precancer
Author(s) -
Jeny Ghartey,
Andrea Kovács,
Robert D. Burk,
L. Stewart Massad,
Howard Minkoff,
Xianhong Xie,
Gypsyamber D’Souza,
Xiaonan Xue,
D. Heather Watts,
Alexandra M. Levine,
Mark H. Einstein,
Christine Colie,
Kathryn Anastos,
Isam Eltoum,
Betsy C. Herold,
Joel M. Palefsky,
Howard D. Strickler
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000000157
Subject(s) - sex organ , odds ratio , medicine , risk factor , hpv infection , cervical intraepithelial neoplasia , rna , papillomaviridae , immunology , oncology , gynecology , cervical cancer , biology , cancer , gene , genetics
Plasma HIV RNA levels have been associated with the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical neoplasia in HIV-seropositive women. However, little is known regarding local genital tract HIV RNA levels and their relation with cervical HPV and neoplasia.