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Wilkin, T.J. et al.

Wilkin, Palmer, Brudney, Chiasson, Wright,

Anal intraepithelial neoplasia in heterosexual and homosexual HIV-positive men with access to antiretroviral therapy.

BACKGROUND: Studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive men have demonstrated high rates of anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), a precursor to anal carcinoma, mostly in white homosexual men and men not receiving effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). METHODS: Ninety-two participants--53% Latino, 36% African American, and 40% without a history of receptive anal intercourse (RAI)--were evaluated with a behavioral questionnaire, liquid-based anal cytological testing, Hybrid Capture 2 human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA assay and polymerase chain reaction, and anal colposcopy with biopsy of lesions. RESULTS: High-risk HPV DNA was identified in 61%, and this was associated with a history of RAI (78% vs. 33%; P<.001); 47% had abnormal cytological results, and 40% had AIN on biopsy. In multivariate analysis, both were associated with a history of RAI (odds ratio [OR], 10 [P<.001] and OR, 3.6 [P=.02], respectively) and lower nadir CD4(+) cell counts (P=.06 and P=.01). Current ART use was protective (OR, 0.09; P<.01 and OR, 0.18; P=.02). CONCLUSIONS: Although anal infections with high-risk HPV and AIN in HIV-positive men are associated with a history of RAI, both conditions are commonly identified in HIV-positive men without this history. Both lower nadir CD4(+) cell counts and lack of current ART were associated with AIN but not with the detection of anal HPV.[1]

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Anal intraepithelial neoplasia in heterosexual and homosexual HIV-positive men with access to antiretroviral therapy. Wilkin, T.J., Palmer, S., Brudney, K.F., Chiasson, M.A., Wright, T.C. J. Infect. Dis. (2004) [Pubmed]

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