Karen F. Kelley

TL;DR: A strong association between human papillomavirus infection and squamous intraepithelial lesions was demonstrated and public health measures are needed to provide Papanicolaou smear screening and appropriate clinical follow-up and treatment for women at high risk for human immunodeficiency virus infection.

TL;DR: Investigating risk factors associated with the development of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesions in a population of urban women in which non‐affluent minority groups were heavily represented concludes that infection with HPV is the major risk factor for cervical SIL and suggests that targeted HPV screening of women over age 35 may represent an innovative strategy to detect women at high risk of cervical neoplasia.

TL;DR: It is strongly suggested that HIV-induced immunosuppression exacerbates HPV-mediated cervical cytologic abnormalities and thus exacerbates the risk of other sexually transmitted diseases.

TL;DR: An association between sexual abuse and subsequent high-risk sexual behavior manifested by a gonorrhea or syphilis infection is suggested.

TL;DR: Because Papanicolaou tests are an effective screening tool, cervical cancer is easily detectable, and the nurse may facilitate treatment, nurse clinicians' knowledge of genital human papillomavirus infection in women is enhanced.