Article
Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype distribution in women with abnormal cervical cytology in the Basque Country, Spain.
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 May 2012
Delgado Diego, Marín Juan Manuel, de Diego Julia, Guerra Sandra, González Blanca, Barrios Jose Luis, Canut Andrés
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in cytologically abnormal cervical samples from 106 women living in a region of the north of Spain. METHODS: Cytological classification was reported according to the 2001 Bethesda System and HPV genotyping was performed by Roche Linear Array. RESULTS: The overall HPV prevalence was 69.8% with 30 different...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Prospective Studies
- Spain
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
