Human papillomavirus infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a retrospective study



Document title: Human papillomavirus infection in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a retrospective study
Journal: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000290890
ISSN: 1413-8670
Authors: 1





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Institutions: 1Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Laboratorios Sergio Franco, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidade Federal Fluminense, Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Year:
Season: Oct
Volumen: 9
Number: 5
Pages: 398-404
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico
English abstract There is considerable data to support a central role for human papillomavirus (HPV) in the etiology of cervical cancer. More than a 100 HPV types have been described, and 40 have been isolated from benign and malignant genital lesions. Consequently, there is strong motivation to evaluate HPV testing for cervical cancer screening. Few studies concerning the natural history of HPV infection have been conducted in the state of Rio de Janeiro. We determined the prevalence of HPV types in female genital lesions by using Hybrid Capture Assay (HCA) and we retrospectively analyzed the course of HPV infection. Our sample included 788 women attended at Laboratórios Sérgio Franco. The average age of the participants was 29.6 years. HPV prevalence and cytological diagnosis were determined. The overall prevalence of HPV DNA in the study group was 50.1% (395/788), ranging from 25% (NORMAL) to 100% in high-grade intraepithelial lesions (HSIL). High risk HPV was found in 12% inflammatory, 58.3% HPV, 63.2% LSIL and 100% HSIL. A retrospective analysis of 78 patients showed that 22 presented persistent lesions, 2 had progressive lesions, 4 had regressive lesions, 13 showed latent infections, 18 were transiently infected and 19 were submitted to curative treatment. No cases of cancer were registered in this population, which can afford private medical care and regular follow-up exams. We suggest that HCA be used in specific cases involving persistent and recurrent lesions
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Ginecología y obstetricia,
Oncología,
Terapéutica y rehabilitación,
Virus del papiloma humano,
Cáncer cervical,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brasil
Keyword: Medicine,
Gynecology and obstetrics,
Oncology,
Therapeutics and rehabilitation,
Human papillomavirus,
Cervical cancer,
Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil
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