Latorre-Millán Miriam, Tristancho-Baró Alexander, Burillo Natalia, Ariza Mónica, Milagro Ana María, Abad Pilar, Baquedano Laura, Borque Amparo, Rezusta Antonio
Research Group on Infections Difficult to Diagnose and Treat, Institute for Health Research Aragón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Gynaecology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain.
Viruses. 2025 Feb 11;17(2):247. doi: 10.3390/v17020247.
High-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs-O) are promoters to the development of cervical cancer (CC), especially when they co-exist. This study aims to determine the prevalence of the major STIs-O and the rate of co-infection in women previously diagnosed with HR-HPV infection. For this observational study, 254 women aged 25-65 years who were being followed up for HR-HPV infection (without a CC history) were recruited at a hospital's Gynaecology Department from February 2024 to November 2024. Their endocervical specimens were collected and processed for HR-HPV, , , , and detection by RT-PCR using commercially available reagents and equipment. The overall rate of infection was 38.6% for HPV and 4.3% for ITSs-O (3.8% in HPV-negative women and 5.1% in HPV-positive women). The presence of ITSs-O in women aged 25-34 was higher in those with a persistent positive result for HR-HPV (20.0% vs. 4.2%). Diverse multiple co-infections were found in HPV-positive women, whilst some single STIs-O were found in HPV-negative women. These results support the benefits of STI-O screening beyond an HR-HPV positive result, especially in those women under 35 years old.
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