| prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) type 16 variants and rare hpv types in the central amazon region. | infection by human papillomavirus (hpv) is one of the primary causes of mortality by cancer in northern brazil. sexually active women from manaus, amazonas, without cytological alterations and women with pre-malignant and malignant cytological alterations were examined for hpv virus, identified via pcr and sequencing. the target region for this study was part of the l1 capsid gene of hpv. twenty-three samples that were pcr-positive were sequenced. analysis of 336 bp demonstrated a high incidence ... | 2011 | 21341210 |
| clinical and epidemiological study of human papillomavirus infection in women with systemic lupus erythematosus in eastern brazilian amazon. | cervical cancer, the second most common cancer affecting women in northern brazil, is strongly associated with human papillomavirus (hpv) infection. diseases affecting the immune state of a patient, including autoimmune diseases like systemic lupus erythematosus (sle), can lead to persistent hpv infection and cancer. we evaluated cervical hpv prevalence and the associated risk factors in 70 women with sle in the city of belém, located in brazilian amazon. hpv dna was detected by pcr using primer ... | 2017 | 27750272 |
| human papillomavirus: prevalence and factors associated in women prisoners population from the eastern brazilian amazon. | this study aimed to examine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) and the associated factors among female prisoners in ananindeua city, state of pará, brazil. in 2010, 190 cervical samples were obtained, and pap smear and polymerase chain reaction (ge health care™, uppsala, sweden) were performed. additionally, a questionnaire was used. the prevalence of hpv was 10.5%, and the presence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade i (n = 33, 17.5%; p < 0.1) was associated with hpv infection ... | 2014 | 24838771 |
| cost-effectiveness of the vaccine against human papillomavirus in the brazilian amazon region. | to assess the cost-utility of the human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccination on the prevention of cervical cancer in the brazilian amazon region. | 2016 | 24041909 |
| high prevalence and genotypic diversity of the human papillomavirus in amazonian women, brazil. | the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus (hpv) in a women population living within the state of amazonas, brazil, and to determine the viral genotypes found. the study included 361 sexually active women over 18 years of age. we performed the pap test and the molecular diagnosis for hpv dna using polymerase chain reaction (pcr). the amplicons obtained were sequenced in automatic sequencer for genotyping. the presence of hpv dna was found in 29.1% (105) of the ... | 2013 | 23997570 |
| high-risk human papillomavirus and cervical lesions among women living with hiv/aids in brazilian amazon, brazil. | the goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of human papillomavirus infection infection and cervical lesions and its associated factors among hiv infected women attending an aids clinic in amazonas state, brazil. | 2015 | 26260194 |
| hiv and sexually transmitted infections at the borderlands: situational analysis of sexual health in the brazilian amazon. | the borderlands are considered areas of increased vulnerability to hiv and sexually transmitted infections (sti). the study aimed to determine the sti/hiv prevalence and risk factors in the triple-border area of the brazilian amazon. | 2012 | 22317841 |