Article
Frequency and types of human papillomavirus among pregnant and non-pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus infection in Recife determined by genotyping.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Aug 2009
Brandão Vírginia da Conceição Ribes Amorim Bezerra, Lacerda Heloisa Ramos, Lucena-Silva Norma, Ximenes Ricardo Arraes de Alencar
Abstract excerpt
Women with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection present a higher risk of infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. To determine HPV genotypes and frequencies among HIV-positive women, an analytical cross-sectional study was carried out on 147 women (51 were pregnant and HIV-positive, 45 pregnant and HIV-negative and 51 HIV-positive and not pregnant), who were attended at a maternity...
Topics
- AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections
- Brazil
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction