TY - JOUR T1 - Growing evidence that HPV infection is associated with an increase in HIV acquisition: exploring the issue of HPV vaccination JF - Sexually Transmitted Infections JO - Sex Transm Infect SP - 357 LP - 357 DO - 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050870 VL - 89 IS - 5 AU - Anne F Rositch AU - Patti E Gravitt AU - Jennifer S Smith Y1 - 2013/08/01 UR - http://sti.bmj.com/content/89/5/357.abstract N2 - The systematic review and meta-analysis by Lissouba and colleagues adds to mounting data showing a strong association between genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the risk of HIV acquisition, with an estimated summary odds ratio of 2.0 (95% confidence interval 1.6 to 2.5) for HIV acquisition associated with any-HPV infection. The strongest reported estimates are specific to clearance of HPV infection, suggesting that the association between HPV and HIV acquisition may not be fully attributable to confounding by other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) or co-transmission.1 ,2 … ER -