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Med."],"abstract":"\n Background<\/jats:title>\n To investigate factors associated with persistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection and residual or recurrent disease in patients with high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) following loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n A total of 903 patients with pathologically confirmed HSIL who underwent LEEP between January 2021 and May 2024 were retrospectively enrolled. HR-HPV genotyping and cervical cytology were performed before and after surgery, and residual or recurrent HSIL was assessed by colposcopy during follow-up. Generalized estimating equation (GEE) logistic regression accounted for within-patient clustering of genotype-specific HPV observations. Multivariable logistic regression identified factors associated with HR-HPV persistence, and Firth's penalized logistic regression evaluated factors associated with residual or recurrent HSIL.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Persistent HR-HPV infection rates were 23.3%, 19.0%, and 17.5% at 6, 12, and 18 months after LEEP, respectively. GEE analysis showed significant differences in type-specific persistence among the\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 5\/6,\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 7, and\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 9 species (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.024), with higher persistence in\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 5\/6 than\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 7 (27.1% vs. 14.0%; OR\u2009=\u20092.30, 95% CI, 1.09\u20134.85; adjusted\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.024), but no significant differences between\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 5\/6 and\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 9 or between\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 7 and\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 9. Multiple HR-HPV infections (OR\u2009=\u20092.76, 95% CI, 1.96\u20133.89;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and menopausal status (OR\u2009=\u20092.06, 95% CI, 1.18\u20133.66;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.011), and positive endocervical margins (OR\u2009=\u20092.54, 95% CI, 1.48\u20134.32;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.007) were associated with HR-HPV persistence. During follow-up, 32 patients (3.5%) developed residual or recurrent HSIL (21 residual, 11 recurrent). Firth's penalized regression identified persistent type-specific HR-HPV infection (OR\u2009=\u200921.88, 95% CI, 8.25\u201372.76;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001), number of involved cervical quadrants (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.025), endocervical involvement (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.006), and surgical margin status (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) as independently associated with residual or recurrent HSIL.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n \n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 5\/6 species showed a higher type-specific HR-HPV persistence than\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 7 but not\n \u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n 9 following LEEP. Multiple HR-HPV infections, menopausal status, and positive endocervical margins were associated with HR-HPV persistence. Persistent type-specific HR-HPV infection, multiple involved cervical quadrants, endocervical involvement, and positive surgical margins were independent predictors of residual or recurrent HSIL. 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