Article
High HPV genetic diversity in women infected with HIV-1 in Brazil.
Archives of virology - 1 Jan 2007
Cerqueira D M, de S Moraes D, Camara G N L, Amaral F A, Oyama C N R, dos Santos M Q C, Martins C R F
Abstract excerpt
The present study on genetic diversity of human papillomaviruses in women infected by HIV in Brazil describes the frequency, the genotypes, and five new variants of HPV. One hundred fifty cervical smears of HIV-positive women were subjected to cytological examination, and the DNA samples obtained...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Anti-HIV Agents
- Brazil
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Gammapapillomavirus
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- HIV-1
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections