High-risk cervical human papillomavirus infections among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women in the Bahamas.

Background: High-risk (HR) HPV genotypes other than 16 and 18 have been detected in a significant proportion of immunocompromised females. We aim to evaluate the frequency of HR HPV genotypes in a population of HIV-positive Caribbean women.

Methods: One hundred sixty-seven consecutive, non-pregnant, HIV-positive females ≥18 years were recruited in this study.

The prevalence of cervical cytology abnormalities and human papillomavirus in women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.

Introduction: The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the major etiologic agent in the development of cervical cancer and its natural history of infection is altered in persons infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The prevalence of HPV infection and cervical dysplasia in the HIV sero-positive females in the Bahamas is not known. Finding out the prevalence would allow for the establishment of protocols to optimize total care of this population and help prevent morbidity and mortality related to cervical cancer.