HIV-1, HIV-2, human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia in high-risk African women - Concepedia

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HIV-1, HIV-2, human papillomavirus infection and cervical neoplasia in high-risk African women

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1996

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Carol Langley, Elisabeth Benga-De, Cathy W. Critchlow, Ibra Ndoye, Mame Dieumbe Mbengue-Ly, Jane Kuypers, Gisèle Woto-Gaye, Souleymane Mboup, Christine Bergeron, King K. Holmes,

Abstract

Despite less immunosuppression with HIV-2, both HIV-1 and HIV-2 were associated with detection of HPV. HIV-2 was also associated with SIL. Further studies are needed to examine the risks of high-grade SIL and invasive cervical cancer with HIV-1 versus HIV-2 infection.