HIV and development of epithelial cell abnormalities in women with prior normal cervical cytology in Nigeria

Abstract Background HIV-associated cellular immune dysfunction has been linked to higher risk of cervical dysplasia and cancer in HIV infected women. We sought to understand the relationship between HIV and development of epithelial cell abnormalities (ECA) at follow-up in women with prior normal ce...

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Main Authors: Jonah Musa, Supriya D. Mehta, Chad J. Achenbach, Charlesnika T. Evans, Neil Jordan, Francis A. Magaji, Victor C. Pam, Patrick H. Daru, Olugbenga A. Silas, Atiene S. Sagay, Rose Anorlu, Yinan Zheng, Mamoudou Maiga, Isaac F. Adewole, Robert L. Murphy, Lifang Hou, Melissa A. Simon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Infectious Agents and Cancer
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13027-020-00316-5