High incidence of oncogenic HPV genotypes found in women from Southern Brazil

Oncogenic HPV genotypes are strongly associated with premalignant and malignant cervical lesion. The purpose was to determine human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotypes, and to estimate cervical cancer risk factor associations. Cervical samples were obtained from 251 women seeking gynecolog...

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Main Authors: Ludmila G Entiauspe, Mariângela Silveira, Emily M Nunes, Suélen P Basgalupp, Dulce Stauffert, Odir A. Dellagostini, Tiago Collares, Fabiana K. Seixas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2014-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
HPV
SDT
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822014000200043&lng=en&tlng=en