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Viruses 2012, 4(12), 3851-3858; doi:10.3390/v4123851

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The Role of Human Papillomavirus in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Acquisition in Men who Have Sex with Men: A Review of the Literature

Brandon Brown ^1,* , Mariam Davtyan ¹ , Jerome Galea ² , Erica Chow ¹ , Segundo Leon ³  and Jeffrey D. Klausner ⁴

¹ University of California, 653 E. Peltason Road Suite 2024, Irvine 92697, CA, USA ² Epicentro, Jr. Jaén 250 A, 4, Lima, Peru ³ Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Av. Germán Amézaga s/n. Ciudad Universitaria, 1, Lima, Peru ⁴ UCLA Program in Global Health, 9911 West Pico Blvd., Suite 955, Los Angeles 90035, CA, USA

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Received: 22 November 2012; in revised form: 14 December 2012 / Accepted: 17 December 2012 / Published: 18 December 2012

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Research on Papillomaviruses)

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Abstract: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. Incidence rates of HPV infection among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals are well documented and are several-fold higher than among HIV-uninfected individuals. Few studies have demonstrated an increased risk for acquiring HIV infection in those with HPV infection, and this risk seems to be higher when HPV strains are of high-risk oncogenic potential. The estimated prevalence of high-risk oncogenic HPV infection is highest in men who have sex with men (MSM), a particularly vulnerable group with high prevalence rates of HIV infection and other STIs. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive review of the available literature on the role of HPV infection in HIV acquisition. Our review includes data from cross-sectional and longitudinal studies.

Keywords: human papillomavirus; human immunodeficiency virus; men who have sex with men; HIV incidence; review; HPV testing

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