Publications

human papillomavirus infection and invasive cervical cancer in paraguay.	hpv types 16 and 18 have been categorized as human carcinogens based on their strong associations with cervical cancer in previous case-control studies. recent iarc studies in the philippines, thailand and morocco show strong associations between invasive cervical cancer and less common hpv types, including hpv 31, 33, 45, 51, 52 and 58. we present results of a further iarc case-control study conducted in asunción, paraguay, to examine the association between specific hpv types and invasive cerv ...	2000	10699919
detection of high risk human papillomavirus cervical infections by the hybrid capture in asunción, paraguay.	cervical cancer is the most frequent malignant tumour of women in latin america being human papillomavirus (hpv) the main cause. the aim of this study was to increase the knowledge about the cervical infections with oncogenic hpv types (hr-hpv) in asuncion, paraguay. two hundred and seventy-two cervical samples were analyzed using hybrid capture ii assay (hca ii) for hr-hpv. the frequency of hr-hpv in the study group was 44%. hr-hpv was detected in 25% of the women negative for squamous intraepi ...	2009	20191197