Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection Among Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Pregnant Thai Women: Implications for Future HPV Immunization

Abstract

Only one-quarter of HIV-infected pregnant women in Bangkok had high-risk HPV types; less than 10% had HPV types 16 or 18. As the HPV prevalence is expected to increase during HIV disease, prophylactic vaccines targeting HPV types 16 and 18 should be studied among HIV-infected women not yet infected with these HPV types and not previously exposed.