About the Authors
- Maria Gabriella Donà
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Contributed equally to this work with: Maria Gabriella Donà, Francesca Paolini
Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
- Francesca Paolini
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Contributed equally to this work with: Maria Gabriella Donà, Francesca Paolini
Affiliation Virology Laboratory and HPV Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
- Maria Benevolo
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Affiliation Pathology Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
- Amina Vocaturo
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Affiliation Pathology Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
- Alessandra Latini
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Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
- Amalia Giglio
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Affiliation Microbiology and Clinical Pathology Department, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
- Aldo Venuti
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* E-mail: venuti@ifo.it
Affiliation Virology Laboratory and HPV Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
- Massimo Giuliani
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Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy
Competing Interests
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MGD FP AV MG. Performed the experiments: MGD FP. Analyzed the data: MGD FP AV MG. Wrote the paper: MGD FP AV MG. Performed the evaluation of anal cytology: MB AV. Enrolled the study participants: AL MG. Collected the anal samples: AG.