Article
Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in cytologic abnormalities from unvaccinated women living in north-western Spain.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Mar 2011
Otero-Motta Ana Pastora, Ordóñez José Luis, González-Celador Rafael, Rivas Belen, Macías María Del Carmen García, Bullón Agustín, Abad María Del Mar
Abstract excerpt
Cervical cancer and its precursors low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) and high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSIL) are associated with infection by human papillomavirus (HPV), in particular HPV 16 and 18. The distribution of the HPV genotype varies with the severity of cervical disease, age and the geographic location of the patients. We report the results of a population study carried...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Papillomavirus Vaccines
- Spain