About the Authors

Maria Gabriella Donà

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

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

Affiliation Pathology Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

Amina Vocaturo

Affiliation Pathology Department, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

Alessandra Latini

Affiliation Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Unit, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy

Amalia Giglio

Affiliation Microbiology and Clinical Pathology Department, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute, Rome, Italy

Aldo Venuti

venuti@ifo.it

Affiliation Virology Laboratory and HPV Unit, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

Massimo Giuliani

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.