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Background: The aim of this study was to explore the correlation
between high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and changes in vaginal
microecology, as well as the severity of cervical intraepithelial lesions (CIN).
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 221 inpatients (aged
23–80 years) who underwent simultaneous testing of vaginal secretions for
microecological parameters, HR-HPV genotyping, and cervical tissue biopsy at the
Department of Gynecology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical
University, Urumqi, from October 2021 to January 2023. The study subjects were
analyzed to determine the association between HR-HPV infection and alterations in
vaginal microecology, as well as CIN. Results: Among the 221 cases, 69
were positive for HR-HPV, resulting in a positivity rate of 31.22% (69/221). Out
of the 139 cases with normal vaginal microecology, 26 were positive for HR-HPV,
yielding a positivity rate of 18.71% (26/139). Among the 82 cases with abnormal
vaginal microecology, 43 were positive for HR-HPV, resulting in a positivity rate
of 52.44% (43/82). Out of the 162 cases with normal cervix, 26 were positive for
HR-HPV, resulting in a positivity rate of 16.00% (26/162). Among the 59 cases
with abnormal cervix, 43 were positive for HR-HPV, resulting in a positivity rate
of 72.88% (43/59). In the cases of abnormal cervix, 10 presented cervical
inflammation, with a HR-HPV positivity rate of 70.00% (7/10); 20 cases had
cervical intraepithelial lesions (CIN) I, with a HR-HPV positivity rate of
70.00% (14/20); 20 cases had CIN II, with a HR-HPV positivity rate of 75.00%
(15/20); and 9 cases had CIN III, with a HR-HPV positivity rate of 77.80% (7/9).
Moreover, among the 162 cases with normal cervix, 36 had abnormal vaginal
microecology, resulting in an abnormality rate of 22.22% (36/162). Among the 59
cases with abnormal cervix, 46 had abnormal vaginal microecology, resulting in an
abnormality rate of 77.97% (46/59). In the cases of abnormal cervix, 10 had
cervical inflammation, with an abnormal vaginal microecology rate of 70.00%
(7/10); 20 cases had CIN I, with an abnormal vaginal microecology rate of 70.00%
(14/20); 20 cases had CIN II, with an abnormal vaginal microecology rate of
80.00% (16/20); and 9 cases had CIN III, with an abnormal vaginal microecology
rate of 100.00% (9/9). The differences in HR-HPV positivity rates between the
group with normal vaginal microecology and the group with abnormal vaginal
microecology were statistically significant (p