The Effect of Cryotherapy on Human Papillomavirus Clearance Among HIV-Positive Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Katundu K, Bateman AC, Pfaendler KS, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Vermund SH, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Msadabwe SC, Stringer JS, Parham GP, Chibwesha CJ. The Effect of Cryotherapy on Human Papillomavirus Clearance Among HIV-Positive Women in Lusaka, Zambia. Journal Of Lower Genital Tract Disease 2015, 19: 301-306. PMID: 26125097, PMCID: PMC4583804, DOI: 10.1097/lgt.0000000000000131.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-positive womenWeeks of treatmentHrHPV infectionHrHPV typesHigh-risk HPV cervical infectionHigh HIV burden settingsHIV burden settingsHPV cervical infectionHuman papillomavirus clearancePrevalence of hrHPVCommon HPV typesHuman papillomavirus infectionRoche Linear ArrayEffects of cryotherapyHPV vaccinationMedian CD4Antiretroviral therapyCervical infectionCohort studyPapillomavirus infectionBurden settingsCervical diseaseHPV typesMedian ageCervical screeningPrevalence and risk factors of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV-infected women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Liu E, McCree R, Mtisi E, Fawzi WW, Aris E, Lema IA, Hertzmark E, Chalamilla G, Li N, Vermund SH, Spiegelman D. Prevalence and risk factors of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions among HIV-infected women in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. International Journal Of STD & AIDS 2015, 27: 219-225. PMID: 25957324, DOI: 10.1177/0956462415584466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical squamous intraepithelial lesionsSquamous intraepithelial lesionsHIV disease stageCell countIntraepithelial lesionsDisease stageHigh-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsAdvanced HIV disease stageCervical cancer prevention servicesLow CD4 cell countsCD4 cell countCancer prevention servicesCross-sectional studyResource-limited settingsCervical inflammationLow CD4Median CD4HIV careMedian ageCervical screeningPapanicolaou smearsRisk factorsTreatment clinicsPrevention servicesHIV