TANG Lianhua, CHEN Lin, GAO Yuhuan, LONG Bin
2026, 34(1): 209.
To investigate the correlation between the cervix high-risk human papillomavirus virus (hrHPV) infection of patients with positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and their cervical lesions. Methods: A total of 167 HIV-positive patients who admitted the infection gynecology clinic from January2018 to March 2025 were enrolled in study group. 120 patients undergoing cervical cancer screening were included in control group during the same period. All the patients had undergone HPV screening and liquid-based cytology (LBC) test, and if necessary, the colposcopy-guided biopsy of the patients was conducted, and the HIV viral load, the levels of CD4+, CD8+ and the CD4+/CD8+ value of the patients were measured. The patients in the study group were further divided into group A (patients with positive hrHPV) and group B (patients with negative hrHPV). Results: The rates of the HPV infection, the multiple HPV infection, the abnormal cytological results, the other vaginal infectious disease and the cervical lesions of the patients in the study group were all significantly higher than those of the patients in the control group (P<0.05). The HPV infection rate of the patients in the study group was 70.1%, among which, the hrHPV infection rate of the patients was 54.5% (91 cases). The top four proportions of hrHPV types infection were HPV16, HPV52, HPV58 and HPV18. The rates of the single hrHPV infection, the double hrHPV infection, the triple hrHPV infection and the quadruple hrHPV infection of the patients were 61.5%, 28.6%, 7.7% and 2.2%, respectively. There were 91 patients in group A and 26 patients in group B. The rates of the double, the triple or the multiple HPV hrHPV infections, the abnormal cytological results, the other vaginal infectious disease, the chronic cervical inflammation and the total cervical lesions of the patients in group A were all significantly higher than those of the patients in group B (all P<0.05). There was no correlation between the presence of hrHPV infection of the patients and their cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), cervical cancer, low-grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia (LSIL) or high-grade squamous intraepithelial neoplasia (HSIL) (P>0.05). Conclusion: The HIV infection of the patients increases their risk of hrHPV infection. The hrHPV infection of the patients can significantly increase their risk of cytological abnormalities and other vaginal infections. The main types of hrHPV infection of the patients include HPV 16, 52, 58 and 18. HIV-positive patients with hrHPV infection have the higher incidences of the chronic cervical inflammation and the total cervical lesions. The hrHPV infection of the patients may contribute to the occurrence and development of their cervical lesions.