High Risk Human Papillomavirus Persistence Among HIV-infected Young Women in South Africa

High Risk Human Papillomavirus Persistence Among HIV-infected Young Women in South Africa

Objectives: Persistence of infection with high-risk Human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) increases the risk of incident and progressive precancerous lesions of the cervix. Rates of HR-HPV persistence have been shown to be increased among HIV-infected adult women, however there is a paucity of literature...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Adler, Melissa Wallace, Thola Bennie, Beau Abar, Rokhsanna Sadeghi, Tracy Meiring, Anna-Lise Williamson, Linda-Gail Bekker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-04-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Human papillomavirus
South Africa
persistence
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215000375

Internet

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215000375

Similar Items