title: The impact of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 status on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and HPV antibodies in serum and cervical secretions.
abstract: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-infected (HIV-positive) and -uninfected (HIV-negative) sex workers were examined for the presence of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. Cervicovaginal rinse and serum samples from these women were examined for IgG and IgA antibodies to HPV-16 virus-like particles (VLP-16) by ELISA. The HIV-positive women displayed a significantly higher prevalence of HPV DNA (40/47 [85%]) than did the HIV-negative women (22/52 [42%]; P=.00001). Both HIV-positive and HIV-negative sex workers displayed a high seroprevalence rate for anti-VLP-16 IgG antibodies (27/40 [68%] and 30/43 [70%], respectively), but significantly fewer HIV-positive women than HIV-negative women had anti-VLP-16 serum IgA (6/40 [15%] vs. 17/43 [40%], respectively; P=.012). Significantly more HIV-positive women than HIV-negative women had cervical anti-VLP-16 IgG antibodies (16/49 [33%] vs. 6/63 [10%], respectively; P=.002) but not IgA antibodies (P=.3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Marais
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vardas
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ramjee
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011477:Sex Work; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D014412:Tumor Virus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014626:Vaginal Smears
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G