Incidence of anal cytological abnormalities in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.
Durante AJ, Williams AB, Da Costa M, Darragh TM, Khoshnood K, Palefsky JM. Incidence of anal cytological abnormalities in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus-infected women. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2003, 12: 638-42. PMID: 12869403.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal cytological abnormalitiesCohort of HIVSquamous intraepithelial lesionsAnal cytologyCytological abnormalitiesIntraepithelial lesionsRisk factorsHigh riskHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected womenAnal human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionAnal squamous intraepithelial lesionsAbnormal anal cytologyAnal HPV infectionHIV-uninfected counterpartsNormal baseline cytologyT-cell countsHPV DNA testingHuman papillomavirus infectionPotential risk factorsBaseline cytologyHPV infectionPapillomavirus infectionCigarette smokersImmune suppressionHIV