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. 2012 Dec;28(12):1734-8.
doi: 10.1089/AID.2011.0307. Epub 2012 Jun 1.

Human papillomavirus infection in men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru

Roswell Quinn  1 , Javier Salvatierra, Vicky Solari, Martha Calderon, Thanh G N Ton, Joseph R Zunt
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Human papillomavirus infection in men who have sex with men in Lima, Peru

Roswell Quinn et al. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2012 Dec.

Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) is the primary risk factor for anal cancer. Of 105 Peruvian MSM examined, 77.1% were infected with HPV; of these 79.0% were coinfected with two or more types and 47.3% were infected by a carcinogenic type. HPV types 53, 6, 16, and 58 were the most frequent HPV infections detected. High-risk HPV type infection was associated with sex work, HIV status, and having rectal chlamydial or gonorrheal infection. These findings support broadening HPV vaccine coverage and increasing surveillance for the development of cancer in MSM infected with HPV.

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