Human papillomavirus

 Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus in women in the Henan Province

Y. - F. Zhi, Cha, X. - X., Li, X. - F., Qiu, C., and Rong, S. - H.,  Prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus in women in the Henan Province, vol. 14, pp. 5452-5461, 2015.

We studied human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotype distribution among women in the Henan Province to provide epidemiological data as a means of preventing cervical cancer and developing a vaccine. A total of 14,873 samples were genotyped by using polymerase chain reaction reverse dot-blot. The overall HPV-positive rate in the sample was 23.98% (3566/14873), of which 69.01% (2461/3566) were infected with high-risk HPV types and 17.33% (618/3566) with low-risk types.

Molecular detection of human papillomavirus in Brazilian women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a northeast Brazilian city

J. D. C. Nunes, Vidal, F. C. B., Ferraro, C. T. L., Chein, M. B. C., Brito, L. M. O., and Monteiro, S. C. M., Molecular detection of human papillomavirus in Brazilian women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in a northeast Brazilian city, vol. 13, pp. 9077-9085, 2014.

We examined the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Brazilian women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Our goal was to identify the types of HPV and their association with risk factors. This prospective cross-sectional study included 97 samples collected from women aged 14-79 years at the public health units of gynecological care in São Luís, MA, Brazil. HPV detection was performed by nested polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis.

Frequency of human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 31, and 33 and sites of cervical lesions in gynecological patients from Recife, Brazil

M. F. P. T. Baldez da Silva, Guimarães, V., Silva, M. A. R., Amaral, C. M. Medeiros d, Beçak, W., Stocco, R. C., Freitas, A. C., and Crovella, S., Frequency of human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 31, and 33 and sites of cervical lesions in gynecological patients from Recife, Brazil, vol. 11, pp. 462-466, 2012.

Human papilloma virus (HPV) is a well-established cause of cervical cancer. While many studies have been performed so far on HPV viral biology, mode of infection and prevention measures, scanty information is available on lesion sites of infected women and the incidence of viral types at specific locations. We looked for a possible relationship between the most common viral types (HPVs 16, 18, 31, 33) found in Recife, PE, Brazil, and lesion sites.

Human papillomavirus infection in Brazilian women with normal cervical cytology

P. M. Miranda, Pitol, B. C. V., Moran, M. S., Silva, N. N. T., Felix, P. M., Lima-Filho, J. L., Carneiro, C. M., Silva, I. D. C. G., Carvalho, R. F., Lima, A. A., Beçak, W., and Stocco, R. C., Human papillomavirus infection in Brazilian women with normal cervical cytology, vol. 11, pp. 1752-1761, 2012.

We examined the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a sample of Brazilian women presenting normal cervical cytology. Possible interactions between patient characteristics and HPV infection were analyzed in order to provide background data to improve cervical cancer screening and prophylaxis. Cervical samples of 399 women, received for routine evaluation in the Health Department of Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil, were subjected to HPV-DNA testing by PCR with MY09/11 primers. HPV-positive specimens were typed by RFLP.

Comparison of the prevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus infection and cervical lesions between urban and native habitants of an Amazonian region of Peru

M. Martorell, Garcia-Garcia, J. A., Gomez-Cabrero, D., and del Aguila, A., Comparison of the prevalence and distribution of human papillomavirus infection and cervical lesions between urban and native habitants of an Amazonian region of Peru, vol. 11. pp. 2099-2106, 2012.

We made a study of the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervix lesions in an Amazonian Bora native population (Bn) and compared it with the prevalence in an urban population in Iquitos (Iq). We also examined the distribution of HPV types among abnormal cervical smears in the Iq population. Swabs and cytologies were collected from 472 females. DNA consensus PCR, followed by direct sequencing, were used to determinate the HPV types in the swabs. Cytologies were classified based on the lesion grade. HPV prevalence was 43.9% in Iq and 35.4% in Bn.

Human papillomavirus viral load in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia as a prognostic factor in a Mexican population

A. E. Bencomo-Álvarez, Limones-Perches, I., Suarez-Rincon, A. E., Ramírez-Jirano, L. J., Borrayo-Carbajal, E., Sánchez-Corona, J., and Montoya-Fuentes, H., Human papillomavirus viral load in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia as a prognostic factor in a Mexican population, vol. 11, pp. 4720-4727, 2012.

Persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) has been recognized as the main etiological factor of morbimortality in cervical cancer. Several factors have been associated with the development of cervical disease, but viral load has recently been proposed as an indicator of cervical neoplasia. Therefore, a single measurement of viral load could be a suitable biomarker. We examined HPV viral load as a prognostic biomarker of cervical neoplasia.

HPV31 and HPV33 incidence in cervical samples from women in Recife, Brazil

M. F. P. T. Baldez da Silva, Chagas, B. S., Guimarães, V., Katz, L. M. C., Felix, P. M., Miranda, P. M., Lima, A. A., Arraes, L. C., Martins, D. B. G., Filho, J. L. Lima, Stocco, R. C., Crovella, S., Freitas, A. C., and Beçak, W., HPV31 and HPV33 incidence in cervical samples from women in Recife, Brazil, vol. 8, pp. 1437-1443, 2009.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been extensively studied concerning genomic structure, infection mechanisms, and diversity of types, as well as disease progression stages and development of vaccines. HPV type prevalence can differ in specific populations in different countries, according to ethnicity. This is the first report of an integrated project to evaluate the incidence of HPV types in different regions in Brazil in order to obtain data for vaccine development.

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