Incidence, clearance, persistence and factors related with high-risk anal HPV persistence in South-East Asian MSM and transgender women

• Main Authors: Yunihastuti, Evy, Teeratakulpisarn, Nipat, Jeo, Wifanto Saditya, Nilasari, Hanny, Rachmadi, Lisnawati, Somia, I Ketut Agus, Sukmawati, Made Dewi Dian, Amijaya, Komang Agus Trisna, Yee, Ilias A., Hairunisa, Nany, Hongchookiat, Piranun, Trachunthong, Deondara, Pankam, Tippawan, Nonenoy, Siriporn, Ramautarsing, Reshmie, Azwa, Iskandar, Merati, Tuti P., Phanuphak, Praphan, Phanuphak, Nittaya, Palefsky, Joel M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2020
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/25737/; https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000002654

OBJECTIVES: Persistent anal high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection is a major risk factor for anal cancer among MSM and transgender women (TGW). We aimed to estimate incidence, clearance, and persistence of anal HR-HPV in HIV-positive and HIV-negative MSM and TGW, and to assess factors fo...