| genital types of papillomavirus in children of women with hiv-1 infection in kinshasa, zaire. | increasing evidence indicates that infection with genital types of human papillomavirus (hpv) can occur prior to the onset of sexual activity, possibly by perinatal transmission. evidence is also accumulating that women infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) more frequently express hpv. we conducted this study to measure hpv prevalence in hiv-seropositive and -seronegative women in kinshasa, zaire and in their children. we collected cervico-vaginal lavage specimens from 80 mothers ... | 1993 | 8387461 |
| [human papillomavirus genotype profile in kinshasa, democratic republic of the congo: implications for vaccination]. | proposed anti-human papillomavirus (hpv) vaccines, i.e., cervarix (glaxomith-kline) and gardasil (merck), are designed to prevent infection by two high-risk hpv types, i.e., 16 and 18, for which estimation mainly in western europe and north america have demonstrated a prevalence 60 to 70%. | 2008 | 19639831 |
| prevalence and determinants of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in women from a sub-saharan african community. | background:: human papillomavirus infection with high-risk types (hr-hpv) is a necessary cause of cervical cancer, the most common malignancy among sub-saharan african women. little is known about prevalence of cervical hr-hpv infection in this region. methods:: a cross-sectional study of 1528 women examined the determinants of hr-hpv infection among women in kinshasa, democratic republic of congo. information was collected on sociodemographic, reproductive, lifestyle characteristics, and health ... | 2010 | 21150817 |