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Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) among Italian Women Referred for a Colposcopy
- Source :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Volume 16, Issue 24
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2019.
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Abstract
- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) represent a major cause of morbidity in women and men worldwide. Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infections are among the most prevalent STIs and persistent infections with high-risk HPV (hrHPV) genotypes can cause cervical dysplasia and invasive cervical cancer. The association of other STIs with HPV cervical infection and/or dysplasia has however not yet been fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of HPV and other STIs among women presenting with an abnormal cervical cytology. Cervical infections with 28 HPV genotypes and seven other sexually transmitted pathogens were evaluated in 177 women referred for a colposcopy after an abnormal Pap smear. Positivity for at least one hrHPV genotype was shown in 87% of women<br />HPV 16 was the most prevalent (25.0%), followed by HPV 31 and HPV 51. The overall positivity for other STIs was 49.2%, with Ureaplasma parvum being the most prevalent microrganism (39.0%). Co-infections between hrHPV and other STIs were demonstrated in 17.5% of women<br />no significant association was demonstrated between multiple infections and the colposcopy findings. This study provides new epidemiological data on the prevalence of cervical infections associated with HPV and seven other common sexually transmitted pathogens in a population of women presenting with an abnormal cervical cytology.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
HPV genotype
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Population
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Prevalence
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Article
HPV genotypes
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Abnormal PAP Smear
HPV and STI co-infections
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
human papillomavirus
education
Papillomaviridae
Cervix
sexually transmitted infections
Cervical cancer
Colposcopy
Human papillomavirus 16
Sexually transmitted infection
education.field_of_study
medicine.diagnostic_test
Coinfection
Obstetrics
business.industry
Papillomavirus Infections
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
virus diseases
Middle Aged
Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
medicine.disease
female genital diseases and pregnancy complications
HPV and STI co-infection
Human papillomaviru
medicine.anatomical_structure
Italy
Dysplasia
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Female
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16604601
- Volume :
- 16
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6003cbb29f1c97336a0fd474237dc234