PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - MORTAKI, DESPOINA
AU  - TSITSOPOULOS, EFSTATHIOS
AU  - LOUIZOU, EIRINI
AU  - TSIAMBAS, EVANGELOS
AU  - PESCHOS, DIMITRIOS
AU  - SIOULAS, VASILEIOS
AU  - GALANOS, ANTONIOS
AU  - TAGKA, ANNA
AU  - GREGORIOU, STAMATIS
AU  - STRATIGOS, ALEXANDROS
AU  - RIGOPOULOS, DIMITRIOS
AU  - NICOLAIDOU, ELECTRA
TI  - Prevalence of Cervico-vaginal High-risk HPV Types and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens in Anogenital Warts Patients
AID  - 10.21873/anticanres.14183
DP  - 2020 Apr 01
TA  - Anticancer Research
PG  - 2219--2223
VI  - 40
IP  - 4
4099  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/4/2219.short
4100  - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/4/2219.full
SO  - Anticancer Res2020 Apr 01; 40
AB  - Aim: To investigate the prevalence of cervico-vaginal co-infection with high-risk (HR) HPV types and other sexually transmitted pathogens (STPs) in women with anogenital warts (AGWs). Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, cervico-vaginal smears of women with AGWs were examined with real-time polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HR-HPV types and common STPs. Women with recent cervical HPV infection and general population were used for comparisons. Results: A total of 689 women participated in the study. Among the examined groups, higher rates of cervico-vaginal co-infection with HR-HPV types and other STPs collectively were recorded in women with AGWs (p=0.0049 and p<0.004, respectively). Within the AGWs group, cervical co-infection with HR-HPV types was detected more often in women with recurrent disease (p<0.001). Conclusion: The higher rates of cervico-vaginal co-infection with HR-HPV types and common STPs in women with AGWs may affect their risk for cervical carcinogenesis and the natural course of their disease.