title: Prevalence of abnormal anal cytology in HIV-infected women: a hospital-based study.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To study the prevalence of abnormal anal cytology by Papanicolaou (Pap) technique in HIV- infected women who attended a HIV clinic at Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi, Thailand.
  
  
  METHODS
  HIV-infected women who attended a HIV clinic at Prapokklao Hospital from March 2013 to February 2014 were recruited for anal Pap smears. Participants who had abnormal results of equally or over "abnormal squamous/glandular cells of undetermined significance" (ASC-US) were classified as abnormal anal cytology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 590 anal Pap smears were performed at HIV clinic of Prapokklao Hospital during the study period. There were only 13 patients who had abnormal Pap tests, which were: 11 ASC-US and 2 HSIL (high grade squamous intraepithelial lesion). The prevalence of abnormal anal Pap smears in HIV-infected women who attended HIV clinic at Prapokklao Hospital was 2.2 percent. Percentage of high risk HPV in patients who had abnormal Pap test was 88.9 (8/9).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of abnormal anal Papanicolaou smears in HIV-infected women who attended the HIV clinic at Prapokklao hospital was quite low in comparison to the earlier literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Prapokklao Hospital, Chanthaburi, Thailand E-mail : yuthavisuthi@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sirida
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pittyanont
authors.forename: Prapap
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yuthavisuthi
authors.forename: Panya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sananpanichkul
authors.forename: Nutchanok
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thawonwong
authors.forename: Malee
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Techapornroong
authors.forename: Komsun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suwannarurk
authors.forename: Kornkarn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bhamarapravatana
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D001005:Anus Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006678:HIV / Q000472:pathogenicity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D055815:Young Adult; D002578:Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology