Risk factors

Clinical features of allergic rhinitis in children of Shanghai, China

S. He, Li, Y. J., Chen, J., He, S., Li, Y. J., and Chen, J., Clinical features of allergic rhinitis in children of Shanghai, China, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The aims of the current study were to assess the clinical features of allergic rhinitis (AR) in children in Shanghai. Serum-specific IgE (sIgE) tests were performed on samples from patients with AR symptoms from January 2011 to December 2014. A disease-related questionnaire was completed after AR diagnosis. The allergen profile and clinical features of AR were analyzed. In total, 2713 AR patients were enrolled in this study. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was found to be the most common offending allergen in the study population.

Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), distribution of HPV types, and risk factors for infection in HPV-positive women

M. V. C. Santos Filho, Gurgel, A. P. A. D., Lobo, C. D. P., Freitas, A. C. F., Silva-Neto, J. C., Silva, L. A. F., Filho, M. V. C. Santos, Gurgel, A. P. A. D., Lobo, C. D. P., Freitas, A. C. F., Silva-Neto, J. C., and Silva, L. A. F., Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), distribution of HPV types, and risk factors for infection in HPV-positive women, vol. 15, p. -, 2016.

The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), the distribution of different HPV types, and the putative risk factors for infection among HPV-positive women from the State of Alagoas, Northeast Brazil. We analyzed data from 515 patients attending public and private health centers. HPV DNA from cervical samples was extracted and HPV genotyping was performed by polymerase chain reaction using MY09/11 consensus primers followed by direct sequencing.

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