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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021

High Prevalence of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Patients With Primary Immunodeficiencies.

Michael Gernert, Matthias Kiesel, Matthias Fröhlich, Regina Renner, Patrick-Pascal Strunz, Jan Portegys, Hans-Peter Tony, Marc Schmalzing, Eva Christina Schwaneck

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Michael GernertDepartment of Medicine II, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Matthias KieselDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Matthias FröhlichDepartment of Medicine II, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Regina RennerInstitute of Sociology, Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Patrick-Pascal StrunzDepartment of Medicine II, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Jan PortegysDepartment of Medicine II, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Hans-Peter TonyDepartment of Medicine II, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Marc SchmalzingDepartment of Medicine II, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Eva Christina SchwaneckRheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Klinik Altona , Hamburg, Germany.
Universitätsklinikum Würzburg · DEAsklepios Klinik Altona · DEFriedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Genital human papillomavirus (HPV)-infections are common in the general population and are responsible for relevant numbers of epithelial malignancies. Much data on the HPV-prevalence is available for secondary immunodeficiencies, especially for patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infection. Little is known about the genital HPV-prevalence in patients with primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs). Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of patients with PIDs and took genital swabs from male and female patients, which were analyzed with polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HPV-DNA. Clinical and laboratory data was collected to identify risk factors. Results: 28 PID patients were included in this study. 10 of 28 (35.7%) had HPV-DNA in their genital swabs. 6 patients had high-risk HPV-types (21.4%). Most patients had asymptomatic HPV-infections, as genital warts were rare (2 of 28 patients) and HPV-associated malignancy was absent. Differences in the HPV-positivity regarding clinical PID-diagnosis, duration of PID, age, sex, immunosuppression, immunoglobulin replacement, or circumcision in males were not present. HPV-positive PID patients had higher numbers of T cells (CD3 Conclusion: PID patients exhibit a high rate of genital HPV-infections with a high rate of high-risk HPV-types. Regular screening for symptomatic genital HPV-infection and HPV-associated malignancy in PID patients seems recommendable.

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AdultAgedCondylomata AcuminataCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGermanyHuman Papillomavirus DNA TestsHumansImmunocompromised HostMaleMiddle AgedPapillomavirus InfectionsPrevalencePrimary Immunodeficiency DiseasesRisk AssessmentRisk Factorscommon variable immunodeficiency (CVID)genital wartshuman papillomavirusinborn errors of immunity (IEIs)primary immunodeficiency

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