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. 2017 Aug;145(11):2330-2340.
doi: 10.1017/S0950268817001054. Epub 2017 Jun 5.

Differential prevalence and correlates of whole blood Epstein-Barr virus DNA between HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China

R Pan  1 , X Liu  1 , S Zhou  1 , Z Ning  2 , H Zheng  3 , M Gao  1 , Y Ding  1 , W Yao  4 , X Liao  4 , N He  1
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Differential prevalence and correlates of whole blood Epstein-Barr virus DNA between HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men in Shanghai, China

R Pan et al. Epidemiol Infect. 2017 Aug.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study aimed to examine and compare prevalence and correlates of whole blood Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) DNA between HIV-positive and HIV-negative men who have sex with men (MSM). Five hundred and four HIV-positive MSM and 504 age-matched HIV-negative MSM were recruited from an HIV counseling and testing clinic in Shanghai, China from November 2014 to November 2015 and were administered with a face-to-face questionnaire interview. Whole blood EBV DNA was tested by nested polymerase chain reaction assays on EBNA-1, EBNA-2, and LMP-1 genes. The prevalence of whole blood EBV DNA was 56·0% (95% CI 51·7-60·3%) among HIV-positive MSM and 26·0% (95% CI 22·4-30·0%) among HIV-negative MSM. Whole blood EBV DNA positivity was significantly associated with HIV infection (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 3·43, 95% CI 2·58-4·57) and frequent intake of pickled, smoked, or salty food (aOR 1·71, 95% CI 1·02-2·86) in the whole sample, and with <200 cells/μl CD4 cell counts (aOR 1·79, 95% CI 1·05-3·05) and pickled, smoked, or salty food intake (aOR 3·14, 95% CI 1·39-7·08) in HIV-positive group. HIV-infected MSM are at higher risk of active EBV replication than HIV-uninfected MSM, underscoring needs of surveillance and research on EBV-related carcinogenesis in this population.

Keywords: Cancer; EBV; HIV; MSM; risk factors.

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