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Validation Of The Acceptability And Reliability Of Anal Swabs Used For Cytological Screening Among HIV+ MSM
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$76,108.00
Summary
This study will be screening HIV-positive men who have sex with men for Anal Squamous Intra-epithelial Lesions.These lesions, if left untreated, could develop into anal cancer. The study will take anal cytology swabs from 1000 HIV-positive men who attend the HIV clinic at St Vincent's hospital. Those men who are identified as having high-grade lesions (HSIL) or atypical cells (ASCUS) will be offered follow up by the principal investigator, Dr Richard Hillman.