Type-Specific Incidence, Persistence and Factors Associated with Human Papillomavirus Infection among Female Sex workers in Benin and Mali, West Africa

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, sexually transmitted infection (STI), plays a crucial role in cervical carcinogenesis (Bosch et al. 2002). These viruses are classified as low-risk HPV (LR-HPV), high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) and probable high-risk HPV (pHR-HPV) according to their involvement in the genesis of benign or malignant lesions (de Villiers et al. 2004). Persistent infection with one of the HR-HPV types is an essential condition for the development of cervical cancer (Schiffman et al. 2007).
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Source Type: research