Open AccessAnal Human Papillomavirus Infection Among Thai Men Who Have Sex With Men With and Without HIV Infection
Author(s) -
Nittaya Phanuphak,
Nipat Teeratakulpisarn,
Tippawan Pankam,
Stephen J. Kerr,
Jiranuwat Barisri,
Amornrat Deesua,
Piyanee Rodbamrung,
Piranun Hongchookiat,
Nitiya Chomchey,
Praphan Phanuphak,
Annette H. Sohn,
Jintanat Ananworanich,
Joel M. Palefsky
Publication year - 2013
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.0b013e3182918a5a
Subject(s) - medicine , men who have sex with men , anal cancer , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , hpv infection , risk factor , logistic regression , gynecology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , human papillomavirus , cancer , immunology , cervical cancer , syphilis , physics , optics
HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) have a higher prevalence of anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and anal cancer incidence than HIV-negative MSM. High-risk HPV persistence is an important risk factor for the development of anal cancer.