@article{3078820,
    title = "Prevalence of cervico-vaginal high-risk HPV types and other sexually transmitted pathogens in anogenital warts patients",
    author = "Mortaki, D. and Tsitsopoulos, E. and Louizou, E. and Tsiambas, E. and Peschos, D. and Sioulas, V. and Galanos, A. and Tagka, A. and Gregoriou, S. and Stratigos, A. and Rigopoulos, D. and Nicolaidou, E.",
    journal = "ANTICANCER RESEARCH",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "40",
    number = "4",
    pages = "2219-2223",
    publisher = "International Institute of Anticancer Research",
    issn = "0250-1291",
    doi = "10.21873/anticanres.14183",
    keywords = "adult;  Article;  Chlamydia;  comparative study;  condyloma acuminatum;  controlled study;  cross-sectional study;  female;  genotype;  high risk patient;  human;  infection risk;  major clinical study;  Mycoplasma genitalium;  Mycoplasma hominis;  people by smoking status;  prevalence;  priority journal;  real time polymerase chain reaction;  recurrent disease;  Ureaplasma;  uterine cervix cytology;  vagina smear;  adolescent;  anus disease;  condyloma acuminatum;  Greece;  gynecologic disease;  middle aged;  Papillomaviridae;  papillomavirus infection;  physiology;  prevalence;  uterine cervix;  verruca vulgaris;  virology;  young adult, Adolescent;  Adult;  Anus Diseases;  Cervix Uteri;  Condylomata Acuminata;  Cross-Sectional Studies;  Female;  Genital Diseases, Female;  Greece;  Humans;  Middle Aged;  Papillomaviridae;  Papillomavirus Infections;  Prevalence;  Vaginal Smears;  Warts;  Young Adult",
    abstract = "Aim: To investigate the prevalence of cervicovaginal co-infection with high-risk (HR) HPV types and other sexually transmitted pathogens (STPs) in women with anogenital warts (AGWs). Patients and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, cervico-vaginal smears of women with AGWs were examined with real-time polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HR-HPV types and common STPs. Women with recent cervical HPV infection and general population were used for comparisons. Results: A total of 689 women participated in the study. Among the examined groups, higher rates of cervico-vaginal co-infection with HRHPV types and other STPs collectively were recorded in women with AGWs (p=0.0049 and p<0.004, respectively). Within the AGWs group, cervical co-infection with HR-HPV types was detected more often in women with recurrent disease (p<0.001). Conclusion: The higher rates of cervicovaginal co-infection with HR-HPV types and common STPs in women with AGWs may affect their risk for cervical carcinogenesis and the natural course of their disease. © 2020 International Institute of Anticancer Research. All rights reserved."
}