| detection of human papilloma virus in women attending the irccs, ospedale oncologico bari, southern italy: preliminary data. | we investigated the diffusion of hpv genotypes using molecular methods. hpv dna was detected in 30.4% of women examined. the genotype hpv 16 was the most common followed by hpv 31, hpv 51 and hpv 58. mixed infections were observed in 30.4% of hpv positive women. the 66.7% of the lower age group (< 35 years) was hpv positive. hpv infection was associated with the presence of morphological abnormalities in 13.7% of the women examined. the presence of hpv dna in women younger than 35 years is an in ... | 2006 | 16608128 |