Cervical HIV-1 RNA shedding after cryotherapy among HIV-positive women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia stage 2 or 3.
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2011Author
Chung, MH
McKenzie, KP
Richardson, BA
John-Stewart, GC
Coombs, RW
De Vuyst, H
Njoroge, JW
Nyongesa-Malava, E
Sakr, SR
Mugo, NR
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OBJECTIVE:
To determine the effect of cryotherapy on HIV-1 cervical shedding.
DESIGN:
Prospective cohort study.
METHODS:
Five hundred HIV-positive women enrolled at an HIV treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya were screened for cervical cancer. Women diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia stage 2 or 3 (CIN 2/3) by histology were offered cryotherapy treatment. The first 50 women had cervical swabs taken at baseline and at 2 and 4 weeks following treatment. Swabs were analyzed for HIV-1 RNA and compared using General Estimating Equation (GEE) with binomial or Gaussian links.
RESULTS:
Of the 50 women enrolled, 40 were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and 10 were not receiving ART at the time of cryotherapy and during study follow-up. Among all women, the odds of detectable cervical HIV-1 RNA did not increase at 2 weeks [odds ratio (OR) 1.18; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.65-2.13] or 4 weeks (OR 1.29; 95% CI 0.71-2.33) following cryotherapy. Among 10 women not receiving ART, the OR of detectable shedding at 2 weeks was higher, but not statistically significant (OR 4.02; 95% CI 0.53-30.79; P = 0.2), and at 4 weeks remained unchanged (OR 1.00; 95% CI 0.27-3.74).
CONCLUSION:
There was no increase in detectable cervical HIV-1 RNA among HIV-positive women after cryotherapy. The risk of HIV-1 transmission after cryotherapy may not be significant, particularly among women already on ART at the time of cervical treatment. However, further investigation is needed among women not receiving ART.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/21716072http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32745
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3248579/
Citation
Cervical HIV-1 RNA shedding after cryotherapy among HIV-positive women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia stage 2 or 3. Chung MH, McKenzie KP, Richardson BA, John-Stewart GC, Coombs RW, De Vuyst H, Njoroge JW, Nyongesa-Malava E, Sakr SR, Mugo NR. AIDS. 2011 Sep 24;25(15):1915-9. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32834a3654Publisher
Global Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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