What is it about?
Various types of the human papilloma virus (HPV) are involved in cervical infection. We report that the most common virus in HPV infection among women living with HIV is type 58
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Why is it important?
This study investigated HPV infections among women living with HIV and having apparently healthy women as controls in West Africa where previously, little had been studied on the human papilloma virus causing cervical cancer.
Perspectives
This study is an eye-opener as it draws our attention to accumulating health burden on people already facing a health challenge (women living with HIV). Overlooking an emerging risk such as HPV infections will worsen their condition.
Mr Samuel Nkansah Darko
Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine
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This page is a summary of: Genotypic characterisation of human papillomavirus infections among persons living with HIV infection; a case-control study in Kumasi, Ghana, Tropical Medicine & International Health, December 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12645.
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