HTLV-1 Infection and Cervicovaginal Susceptibility to High-Risk HPV: Findings from Women Living with HTLV-1 in Salvador, Brazil.

Persistent oncogenic HPV infection is strongly associated with cervical cancer. Studies have suggested a higher prevalence of HPV in women living with HTLV-1. This study aimed to determine whether HTLV-1 infection is associated with cervicovaginal HPV infection and to characterize HPV types according to oncogenic risk.