Article
Detection and genotyping of human papillomavirus (HPV) in HIV-infected women and its relationship with HPV/HIV co-infection.
Medicine - 1 Apr 2018
Badial Rodolfo Miglioli, Dias Marina Carrara, Stuqui Bruna, Melli Patrícia Pereira Dos Santos, Quintana Silvana Maria, Bonfim Caroline Measso do, Cordeiro José Antônio, Rabachini Tatiana, Calmon Marilia de Freitas, Provazzi Paola Jocelan Scarin, Rahal Paula
Abstract excerpt
HPV have been identified as high-risk and low-risk, depending on their association with the development of cancer. HPV infections can be facilitated by co-infection with HIV. Here, we investigated HPV prevalence and genotypes and the risk factors affecting HPV/HIV co-infection. Forty HIV-positive patients had 80 cervical swab samples collected in 2 consecutive years. Polymerase chain reaction and DNA direct...
Topics
- Adult
- Cervix Uteri
- Coinfection
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Infections
- Human papillomavirus 16
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae