Cervicovaginal inflammation and human papillomavirus (HPV) are separately associated with increased risk of HIV acquisition. Here the authors longitudinally profile 48 cervicovaginal cytokines and HPV status in a large observational HIV high-risk cohort, and show the same cytokines associate with HPV infection and HIV risk.
- Lenine J. P. Liebenberg
- Lyle R. McKinnon
- Quarraisha Abdool Karim