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Table 2 HPV detection in oral and anal swabs of HIV-positive homosexual men.

From: Anal and oral human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in HIV-infected subjects in northern Italy: a longitudinal cohort study among men who have sex with men

 

Oral swab (baseline)

Oral swab (follow-up)

Anal swab (baseline)

Anal swab (follow-up)

Positives

27

20.1%

23

21.3%

147

88.6%

101

86.3%

Genotyped

18

66.7%

19

82.6%

112

76.2%

70

69.3%

High-Risk

2

11.1%

7

36.8%

27

24.1%

11

15.7%

Low-risk

12

66.6%

5

26.3%

65

58%

49

70%

Negatives

107

79.9%

85

78.7%

19

11.4%

16

13.7%

Total evaluable specimens

134

 

108

 

166

 

117

 

Invalid Samples*

32

19%

9

7.7%

0

 

0

 
  1. Rates of positive and negative specimens calculated based on total evaluable specimens. Rate of high-risk type calculated based on genotyped strains.
  2. *absence of beta-globin in the sample