Article
[Human papillomavirus genotype distribution in cervical infections among woman in La Plata, Argentina].
Revista Argentina de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Abba M C, Gomez M A, Golijow C D
Abstract excerpt
Genital infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted viral diseases. High risk HPV are now considered the main etiologic agent of cancer of the uterine cervix and their high-grade precursor lesions. The aim of the present study was to investigate the endemic HPV-genotype spectrum in a population of women from the city of La Plata, Argentina. With this purpose, 718...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Argentina
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Condylomata Acuminata
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Prevalence
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Urban Population
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- Uterine Cervicitis
