Article
High risk human papillomavirus prevalence and genotype distribution among women infected with HIV in Manaus, Amazonas.
Virology journal - 17 Feb 2018
Teixeira Monique Figueiredo, Sabidó Meritxell, Leturiondo André Luiz, de Oliveira Ferreira Cynthia, Torres Kátia Luz, Benzaken Adele Schwartz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive women have a high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV), and are infected with a broader range of HPV types than HIV-negative women. We aimed to determine the prevalence of cervical cytologic abnormalities, high-risk (HR)-HPV prevalence, type distribution according to the severity of cervical lesions and CD4 cell count and identify factors associated with...
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