Human Papillomavirus Bowel Colonization in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Comparative Case Control Study

Overview

Journal J Family Med Prim Care

Specialty Public Health

Date 2022 Jul 8

PMID 35800585

Authors

Mahmoud H Mosli

Marwan Albeshri

Mohammad N Alsanea

Turki AlAmeel

Haneen Alabsi

Majid Alsahafi

Omar Saadah

Yousef Qari

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Abstract

Background And Aims: Although much of the research on the plausible environmental triggers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has focused on bacterial pathogens, the relationship between bowel colonization with human papillomavirus (HPV) and IBD has not been previously explored. In this study, we aimed to investigate the association between HPV ileocolonic colonization and IBD.

Patients And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study involving consecutive patients with established IBD who were referred for endoscopic evaluation. During endoscopy, mucosal biopsies were obtained from the most inflamed colonic or ileal segments in cases and from the rectosigmoid region for controls. A hybrid capture assay was used to detect tissue HPV. The prevalence of HPV colonization was determined for cases and controls and was compared using Fisher's exact test.

Results: A total of 201 patients, including 104 patients with IBD and 97 non-IBD controls, were prospectively included. Females comprised 55.5% of the study participants (58% vs. 55.2% for controls, = 0.94). Fifty-seven (54.8%) patients had ulcerative colitis, and 45 (43.2%) had Crohn's disease. The mean age was 43.2 +-18.2 years. Endoscopically active disease was documented in 56 cases (56%). HPV colonization was detected in four (4.1% subjects in controls vs. none in the cases, = 0.05).

Conclusions: There was no evidence of HPV ileocolonic colonization in this cohort of patients with IBD, regardless of disease activity. HPV colonization does not appear to be linked to IBD diagnosis or disease severity.

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