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01-05-2014 | ePoster presentation
Prevalence of HPV in the oral cavity of HIV seropositive Indian women undergoing HAART
Authors:
Jaya Mukherjee, Ritwik Dahake, Deepa Das, Gopal Sharma, Bhagyashri Purandare, Abhay Chowdhary
Published in:
BMC Infectious Diseases
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Special Issue 3/2014
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Excerpt
Oral manifestations (such as warts) of HIV infection are evident of disease progression, occurring in 30–80% of affected population. Recent evidence indicates that Human Papillomavirus (HPV) related diseases are increased in the oral cavity of HIV seropositive individuals irrespective of HAART. This study was undertaken to evaluate prevalence of oral HPV infection in Indian HIV seropositive women with/without oral warts. …