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Arteaga-Pautt H, Bru-Cordero OE, Ricardo-Caldera D, Espitia-Pérez L, Avilés-Vergara P, Tovar-Acero C, Castaño-Caraballo L, Perdomo-Lara SJ, Zetién-Arteaga HR, Behaine-Bravo V, Soto-De León SC. High frequency of alpha7-HPV in Colombian Caribbean coast women: cervical cancer screening analysis. BMC Infect Dis 2024; 24:539. [PMID: 38811877 PMCID: PMC11137938 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09410-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer (CC) is a significant global public health concern, particularly in developing countries such as Colombia. The main risk factor involves high-risk HPV types (HR-HPV) infection, coupled with population-specific variables. The Caribbean region in Colombia lacks research on HR-HPV-type frequencies. Therefore, this study aims to establish the prevalence of type-specific HR-HPV and its association with sociodemographic factors among women undergoing cervical cytology screening. METHODS A cross-sectional study involving voluntary women who provided informed consent and completed a questionnaire capturing sociodemographic, clinical, and sexual behavior information was conducted. All participants underwent cervical cytology and molecular analysis. Generic HPV detection employed three simultaneous PCRs (GP5+/6+, MY09/11, and PU1R/2 M), and positive samples were genotyped using the Optiplex HPV Genotyping kit. The analysis encompassed the 12 types of high-risk HPV (HR-HPV-16,-18,-31,-33,-35,-39,-45,-51,-52,-56,-58, and - 59). Frequencies were reported based on geographic subregions within the Córdoba department, and disparities were made between single and multiple infections. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were subjected to ordinal logistic regression, with statistical significance at a p-value < 0.05. The statistical analyses utilized STATA 14® and R-Core Team-software. RESULTS We included 450 women, mean age 40 (SD±11.44). PCR analysis revealed 43% HPV-positive (n=192). GP5+/6+ detected the most positives at 26% (n=119), followed by PU1R/2 M at 22% (n = 100) and MY09/11 at 15% (n=69). Multiple infections occurred in 87.3% (n=142), primarily 2 to 4 types (47.37%, n=90). Dominant types were HPV-18 (15.6%, n=61), HPV-16 (14.9%, n=58), HPV-31 (13.0%, n = 51), and HPV-45 (11.5%, n=45). Logistic regression identified age above 60 as a risk for concurrent multiple types (OR=6.10; 95% CI 1.18-31.63). Menopause was protective (OR=0.31; 95% CI 0.11-0.89). CONCLUSIONS Our study reveals a notable prevalence of multiple (2-4) high-risk HPV infections among adult women engaged in CC detection initiatives. Predominantly, α7 species constitute the prevalent HR-viral types, with the Medio Sinú subregion showing elevated prevalence. Menopausal status confers protection against diverse HR-HPV infections. Nevertheless, advancing age, particularly beyond 60 years, is linked to an increased susceptibility to simultaneous infections by multiple HPV-types.
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- Heiser Arteaga-Pautt
- Grupo de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z, Montería, 230001, Colombia
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dirección Académica, Km 9 via Valledupar - La Paz, sede de La Paz, La Paz, Cesar, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z, Montería, 230001, Colombia
- Researcher Biomedical and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Basic Sciences of Health, Universidad del Sinú, Montería-Córdoba, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Biomédicas y Biología Molecular, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z, Montería, 230001, Colombia
- Researcher Biomedical and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Basic Sciences of Health, Universidad del Sinú, Montería-Córdoba, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z, Montería, 230001, Colombia
- Researcher Biomedical and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Basic Sciences of Health, Universidad del Sinú, Montería-Córdoba, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z, Montería, 230001, Colombia
- Researcher Biomedical and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Basic Sciences of Health, Universidad del Sinú, Montería-Córdoba, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación Enfermedades Tropicales y Resistencia Bacteriana, Universidad del Sinú E.B.Z, Montería, 230001, Colombia.
- Researcher Biomedical and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Faculty of Basic Sciences of Health, Universidad del Sinú, Montería-Córdoba, Colombia.
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Yin X, Zhang C, Wu X, Feng J, Xie J, Li Y. HPV prevalence and distribution characteristics in postmenopausal women from Nanjing, China. BMC Womens Health 2024; 24:68. [PMID: 38267981 PMCID: PMC10809476 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-024-02904-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is strongly associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. In this retrospective study, we analyzed the data of postmenopausal women who were tested for HPV in Nanjing First Hospital from 2019 to 2021. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the data of 14,608 postmenopausal women aged 45-90 years, who underwent HPV examination in Nanjing First Hospital between January 2019 and December 2021. All participants were tested for 23 HPV genotypes. We subsequently analyzed the infection rate and evaluated the distribution of HPV using the chi-square test. RESULTS Our results showed that the HPV infection rate in postmenopausal women in Nanjing, China was 22.36%. In terms of age group, the infection rate was 19.54%, 24.30%, 26.58%, and 14.99% in those aged ≤ 50, 51-60, 61-70, and ≥ 71 years, respectively. The most common HPV subtypes were HPV52 (22.1 3%), HPV58 (15.86%), HPV53 (14.17%), HPV16 (12.61%), and HPV81 (11.66%), in that order. The single-HPV infection rate was 14.23%, and the multiple-genotype infection rate was 8.14% (1189/14,608). CONCLUSIONS This study showed that in Nanjing, China, the different age groups of post-menopausal women could have different rates of HPV infection, and the most common types were HPV52, HPV58, HPV53, HPV16 and HPV81. These findings highlighted the importance of understanding the epidemiology of HPV infection in specific populations, such as postmenopausal women in Nanjing, China. The results could provide valuable information for healthcare professionals and policymakers to develop targeted prevention and screening strategies for reducing the burden of HPV-related diseases in this population.
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- Xiaorui Yin
- Department of Gynecology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.68, ChangLe Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.68, ChangLe Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.68, ChangLe Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.68, ChangLe Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.68, ChangLe Road, Nanjing, 210006, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, No.68, ChangLe Road, Nanjing, 210006, China.
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Tang J, Zhang T, Gong Z, Huang X. High Precision Cervical Precancerous Lesion Classification Method Based on ConvNeXt. Bioengineering (Basel) 2023; 10:1424. [PMID: 38136015 PMCID: PMC10740838 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering10121424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Traditional cervical cancer diagnosis mainly relies on human papillomavirus (HPV) concentration testing. Considering that HPV concentrations vary from individual to individual and fluctuate over time, this method requires multiple tests, leading to high costs. Recently, some scholars have focused on the method of cervical cytology for diagnosis. However, cervical cancer cells have complex textural characteristics and small differences between different cell subtypes, which brings great challenges for high-precision screening of cervical cancer. In this paper, we propose a high-precision cervical cancer precancerous lesion screening classification method based on ConvNeXt, utilizing self-supervised data augmentation and ensemble learning strategies to achieve cervical cancer cell feature extraction and inter-class discrimination, respectively. We used the Deep Cervical Cytological Levels (DCCL) dataset, which includes 1167 cervical cytology specimens from participants aged 32 to 67, for algorithm training and validation. We tested our method on the DCCL dataset, and the final classification accuracy was 8.85% higher than that of previous advanced models, which means that our method has significant advantages compared to other advanced methods.
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- Jing Tang
- State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
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- State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China;
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- School of Computer Science and Engineering, Guangzhou Institute of Science and Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China;
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Ye J, Qi X. Vaginal microecology and its role in human papillomavirus infection and human papillomavirus associated cervical lesions. APMIS 2023. [PMID: 37941500 DOI: 10.1111/apm.13356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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The vaginal microecology comprises the vaginal microbiome, immune microenvironment, vaginal anatomy, and the cervicovaginal fluid, which is rich in metabolites, enzymes, and cytokines. Investigating its role in the female reproductive system holds paramount significance. The advent of next-generation sequencing enabled a more profound investigation into the structure of the vaginal microbial community in relation to the female reproductive system. Human papillomavirus infection is prevalent among women of reproductive age, and persistent oncogenic HPV infection is widely recognized as a factor associated with cervical cancer. Extensive previous research has demonstrated that dysbiosis of vaginal microbiota characterized by a reduction in Lactobacillus species, heightens susceptivity to HPV infection, consequently contributing to persistent HPV infection and the progression of cervical lesion. Likewise, HPV infection can exacerbate dysbiosis. This review aims to provide a comprehensive summary of current literatures and to elucidate potential mechanisms underlying the interaction between vaginal microecology and HPV infection, with the intention of offering valuable insights for future clinical interventions.
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- Jiatian Ye
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Jin X, Liu F, Zhang Y, Ma Y, Yang L, Wang Y, Liu Y. Diagnostic value of high-risk HPV E6/E7 mRNA in patients with ASCUS. BMC Womens Health 2023; 23:489. [PMID: 37710244 PMCID: PMC10503067 DOI: 10.1186/s12905-023-02599-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the infection status of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) E6/E7 mRNA in patients with a cytological diagnosis of "atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance" (ASCUS) and to analyze the pathogenic rate of different high-risk HPV subtypes combined with biopsy pathological results to provide a more accurate basis for managing ASCUS patients. METHODS A total of 1387 patients with ASCUS and HPV E6/E7 mRNA positivity who were referred for colposcopy were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into HPV16+, 18/45 + and other HR-HPV + groups premenopausal and postmenopausal groups. The pathological results of the biopsy were divided into the LSIL- group (including normal and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions) and the HSIL + group (including high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and higher lesions). SPSS was used for the analysis. RESULTS The age group 31-40 years had the highest level of HPV16+, and HPV18/45 + was the highest in the 41-50 years group. The detection rates of HSIL + in the HPV16+, HPV18/45+, HPV 16/18/45 + and Other HR-HPV + groups were 48.4%, 18.8%, 43.9% and 15.0%, respectively. The infection rates of HPV16/18/45 in postmenopausal and premenopausal women were 42.4% and 34.3%, respectively. In the HPV18/45 group, the incidence of HSIL + was 30.0% in postmenopausal women and 15.0% in premenopausal women (P < 0.01). In the HPV 16 + and Other HR-HPV + groups, the incidence of HSIL + in postmenopausal patients was not significantly different from that in premenopausal patients. The incidence of cervical cancer in postmenopausal patients is significantly higher than that in premenopausal patients. CONCLUSIONS Colposcopy referral or further biopsy is recommended for all ASCUS patients with HPV16/18/45E6/E7 mRNA positivity and postmenopausal patients with HR-HPVE6/E7 mRNA positivity. For premenopausal ASCUS patients with other HR-HPV E6/E7 mRNA positivity, colposcopy should be performed if possible, depending on the specific situation, to achieve early detection and diagnosis.
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- Xiu Jin
- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China.
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- Department of Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, JiNing, ShanDong, China.
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The Effects of Human Papillomavirus Infection and Vaccination on Cardiovascular Diseases, NHANES 2003-2016. Am J Med 2023; 136:294-301.e2. [PMID: 36252711 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection has been proposed to be an unconventional risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. We investigated the association between HPV infection and cardiovascular diseases among women with or without HPV vaccination. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 9,353 women aged between 20 to 59 years old who were tested for vaginal HPV DNA in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2016. Cardiovascular diseases were defined as the presence of self-reported coronary heart diseases, heart attacks, angina pectoris, and stroke. The association between HPV and cardiovascular diseases was studied using logistic regression, with adjustment for the potential confounders. RESULTS A total of 40.8% of women were HPV DNA positive; 3.0% had cardiovascular diseases; and 9.0% of women received the HPV vaccine. The presence of vaginal HPV infection was associated with cardiovascular diseases (odd ratio [OR] = 1.66, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28-2.16), which remained significant (OR = 1.54, 95% CI 1.15-2.08) after adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviors, medical history, family history of cardiovascular diseases, and antihypertensive drugs. The association was absent among those who were vaccinated against HPV (OR= 0.50, 95% CI 0.07-3.51) but present among those who were not (OR = 1.63, 95% CI 1.18-2.25). CONCLUSIONS There was an association between HPV infection and cardiovascular diseases. This association was not significant among women vaccinated against HPV. The effect of HPV vaccination on cardiovascular diseases requires further investigation.
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Onohuean H, Aigbogun EO, Igere BE. Meta-synthesis and science mapping analysis of HIV/HPV co-infection: a global perspective with emphasis on Africa. Global Health 2022; 18:36. [PMID: 35331267 PMCID: PMC8943940 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-022-00812-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Viral infections are emerging with diverse clinical relevance both in endemic environments and non-endemic regions of the world. Some of the viruses cause co-infections that are of public health importance. The progress of studies on human immunodeficiency virus / Human papillomavirus (HIV/HPV) co-infection is not well documented especially in Africa where cases are endemic. Method Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we conducted a global three-decade meta-synthesis and science mapping analysis on HIV/HPV co-infections. Assessment of progress, Author/Country productivity/trends, topic conceptual framework, and international collaborative networks were analyzed. Results We recovered 196 documents of 115 sources from the web of science database. The meta-synthesis revealed 1203 prolific authors containing nine solo authors, an annual growth rate of 8.09%, a significant average citation per article of 20.7%, and an average citation per year per document of 2.1. A significant high correlation between the mean/TC per article and the mean total citation (TC) per year showed 80.98% of the articles produced between 2005 and 2007 on HPV/HIV co-infection. The co-author per document index were 7.0 and the collaboration index was 6.4. The meta-analysis also revealed inadequate funding from individual or governmental organizations; among the 196 documents dataset, 114 (58.2%) were funded, and only 31 (15.8%) were funded in Africa where HIV/HPV co-infection cases are endemic. Conclusions Authors’ collaboration network, countries’ collaboration, authors’ citations and implementation of research-based finding in previous studies are yet to receive the relevant outcome, especially as various countries in the African continent have received poor funding with a repeated reporting of co-infection associated with HIV/HPV. African needs to re-awaken and stir up research-based interest in HPV/HIV co-infection studies to resolve indigenous public health concerns associated with the viral endemicity.
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- Hope Onohuean
- Biopharmaceutics Unit, Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda. .,Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.
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- Biomolecules, Metagenomics, Endocrine and Tropical Disease Research Group (BMETDREG), Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda.,Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Biomedical Sciences, Kampala International University, Western Campus, Ishaka-Bushenyi, Uganda
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- Department of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Western Delta University Oghara, Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria
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Liu Y, Liao J, Yi X, Pan Z, Pan J, Sun C, Zhou H, Meng Y. Diagnostic value of colposcopy in patients with cytology-negative and HR-HPV-positive cervical lesions. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2022; 306:1161-1169. [PMID: 35320389 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-022-06415-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV)-positive but cytology-negative cervical cancer screening results are not uncommon. This study aimed to investigate colposcopy's accuracy and diagnostic value in patients with cytology-negative HR-HPV-positive screening results. METHODS This retrospective study included patients with HR-HPV-positive cytology-negative screening results who underwent electronic colposcopy with acetic acid and multi-point cervical biopsy, HPV typing (24 HPV subtypes), and quantitative HPV detection. RESULTS Among 229 patients, 130 had chronic cervicitis, and 99 had cervical lesions (CIN1, n = 37; CIN2/3, n = 55; invasive carcinoma, n = 7). Using colposcopy as a reference, the cervical cytology false-negative rate was 43.2% (99/229). Colposcopy was more accurate in patients with HR-HPV16/18 or high viral loads. Multivariable analyses showed HPV viral load and childbearing history were the independent factors affecting the accuracy of colposcopy (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Colposcopy in HR-HPV-positive cytology-negative patients has a moderate diagnostic accuracy. The type of cervical transformation zone and HPV viral load are independent factors affecting the accuracy of colposcopy-based diagnosis.
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- Yang Liu
- Department of Reproduction, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Reproduction, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Gynecology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China
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- Department of Reproduction, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, 650101, China.
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Rosalik K, Tarney C, Han J. Human Papilloma Virus Vaccination. Viruses 2021; 13:v13061091. [PMID: 34201028 PMCID: PMC8228159 DOI: 10.3390/v13061091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Human papilloma virus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide causing a variety of benign and malignant conditions. A significant portion of the global population is infected with HPV, with the virus attributed to causing up to 5% of cancers worldwide. Bivalent, quadrivalent, and nine-valent vaccinations exist to aid in the prevention of these diseases and have been proven to be effective at preventing both benign and malignant disease. While vaccination is readily accessible in more developed countries, barriers exist to worldwide distribution and acceptance of vaccination. Vaccination and screening of HPV infection when used in combination are proven and predicted to decrease HPV related pathology. Improvements in vaccination formulations, for treatment as well as prevention, are actively being sought from a variety of mechanisms. Despite these advancements, and the data supporting their efficacy, there has been substantial delay in obtaining adequate vaccination coverage. In reviewing these challenges and looking forward to new vaccine development—especially within the current pandemic—it is clear from the challenges of HPV we require methods to more effectively encourage vaccination, ways to dispel vaccination myths as they occur, and implement better processes for vaccine distribution globally.
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- Kendal Rosalik
- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 9040A Jackson Ave, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98431, USA;
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- Madigan Army Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, 9040A Jackson Ave, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA 98431, USA;
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- General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 4430 Missouri Ave, Ford Leonard Wood, MO 65473, USA;
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