| hpv, hiv infection, and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in former intravenous drug abusers. | the relation between human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), human papilloma virus (hpv) infection, sexual habits, reproductive history, and risk of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (cin) has been analyzed in a cross-sectional study conducted since 1986 among female former intravenous drug abusers attending for the first time to the colposcopic unit of the ospedale luigi sacco of milan and women consecutively admitted to the community for past drug abusers, s. patrignano, rimini. a total of 434 su ... | 1993 | 8390961 |
| relapses after treatment of external genital warts are more frequent in hiv-positive patients than in hiv-negative controls. | recurrences of cervical lesions associated with human papillomavirus are more frequent in hiv-infected (hiv+) than in hiv- women. recurrences of external genital warts were investigated in hiv+ patients and hiv- control subjects. | 2002 | 11875372 |
| detection and genotyping of human papillomavirus in cervical samples from italian patients. | human papillomaviruses (hpvs) are etiological agents of cervical cancer. in order to assess the epidemiological incidence and frequency of different hpv types, we applied a polymerase chain reaction (pcr)-direct sequencing approach based on the use of my09/my11 primers as compared to hybrid capture assay. cervical samples were taken from 1,500 women, both with normal and abnormal cytological smears, and we found an incidence of 6.6% of hpv infection in brescia. overall, 97 samples tested hpv-pos ... | 2005 | 15714493 |
| human papillomavirus genotypes and anal-related lesions among hiv-1-infected men in milan, italy. | | 2008 | 18156995 |
| distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in invasive cervical cancer in italy: a representative, single institution case series. | despite worldwide human papillomavirus (hpv) types distribution showed constant rates of hpv 16/18 in cervical cancers, regional variations have been consistently documented. very little data is available on hpv genotype prevalence among italian women with invasive cervical cancer. this study aims to determine the hpv type distribution in cervical specimens obtained from italian women diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer and referred to the european institute of oncology (ieo). two hundred-si ... | 2009 | 19480958 |
| knowledge of human papillomavirus infection and its prevention among adolescents and parents in the greater milan area, northern italy. | in order to be widely accepted by users, the implementation of a new health intervention requires them to be adequately informed about its clinical importance, benefits and risks. the aim of this study was to provide data on the knowledge of italian adolescents and parents concerning human papillomavirus (hpv) infection and its prevention in order to allow the development of adequate training programmes. | 2010 | 20584324 |
| rationale and design of a multicenter prospective cohort study for the evaluation and monitoring of hpv infections and related cervical diseases in high-risk women (valhidate study). | pap screening, an effective method for cervical cancer prevention, is now supported by molecular human papillomavirus (hpv) testing. recently commercialised preventive vaccines also provide new tools for the primary prevention of cervical cancer. to determine appropriate prevention strategies, the health general direction, lombardy region, funded a project that aims to characterize and monitor hpv infections and related cervical diseases in high-risk women. | 2012 | 22646512 |