Title
Frequency and coinfection between genotypes of human papillomavirus in a population of asymptomatic women in northern Peru
Date Issued
31 July 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Ponce-Benavente L.
Rejas-Pinelo P.
Aguilar-Luis M.A.
Pinillos-Vilca L.
Costa L.E.
Alvitrez-Arana J.
Del Valle-Mendoza J.
Publisher(s)
BioMed Central Ltd.
Abstract
Objective: Describe the prevalence of HPV genotypes via PCR and DNA sequencing in 397 women who attended to the gynecological outpatient center in the Hospital Regional Docente de Cajamarca from March to September 2017. Results: A positive PCR result for HPV was observed in 121 cervical samples. A high-risk genotype was found in 63.6% (77/121) of patients, a probably oncogenic type in 23.1% (28/121) and a low-risk type in 7.4%. Among the high-risk genotypes, HPV-31 was the most common one present in 20% (21/77), followed by HPV-16 in 11.4% (12/77). Coinfections between two or more genotypes were observed in 12 cases.
Volume
11
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Oncología
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85051262296
PubMed ID
Source
BMC Research Notes
ISSN of the container
17560500
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus