RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Prevalence of Cervico-vaginal High-risk HPV Types and Other Sexually Transmitted Pathogens in Anogenital Warts Patients
JF Anticancer Research
JO Anticancer Res
FD International Institute of Anticancer Research
SP 2219
OP 2223
DO 10.21873/anticanres.14183
VO 40
IS 4
A1 MORTAKI, DESPOINA
A1 TSITSOPOULOS, EFSTATHIOS
A1 LOUIZOU, EIRINI
A1 TSIAMBAS, EVANGELOS
A1 PESCHOS, DIMITRIOS
A1 SIOULAS, VASILEIOS
A1 GALANOS, ANTONIOS
A1 TAGKA, ANNA
A1 GREGORIOU, STAMATIS
A1 STRATIGOS, ALEXANDROS
A1 RIGOPOULOS, DIMITRIOS
A1 NICOLAIDOU, ELECTRA
YR 2020
UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/40/4/2219.abstract
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.