A team of scientists led by investigators at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) has identified the individual subtypes of HPV that are strongly linked to HIV infections. While it has been known that individuals infected with HIV have a higher HPV prevalence, the impact that distinct HPV subtypes have on HIV acquisition has been elusive. However, the UCR team and their collaborators have just published new data that concludes a person with any HPV type, more than one HPV type, or high-risk HPV is more likely to acquire HIV. Findings from the new study—released in PLOS ONE through an article titled “ The relationship between anogenital HPV types and incident HIV infection among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru: Findings from a prospective cohort study ”— found that the HPV subtypes HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 52 and 58 were ...
Original Article: HPV Subtypes Strongly Linked to HIV Infection Uncovered