Distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in Paraguayan women according to the severity of the cervical lesion

• Published in: Journal of medical virology Vol. 83; no. 8; pp. 1351 - 1357
• Main Authors: Mendoza, L.P., Arbiza, J., Paez, M., Kasamatsu, E., Castro, A., Giménez, G., Basiletti, J., Gonzalez, J., Mongelós, P., Picconi, M.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.08.2011; Wiley; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - virology; cervical cancer; Cross-Sectional Studies; cross-sectional study; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genotype; HPV genotypes; Human viral diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Middle Aged; Miscellaneous; Papillomaviridae - classification; Papillomaviridae - genetics; Papillomaviridae - isolation & purification; Papillomavirus Infections - epidemiology; Papillomavirus Infections - virology; Paraguay - epidemiology; pre-cancer; Prevalence; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - virology; Viral diseases; Virology; Young Adult; Paraguay; Human; Genotype; Papovaviridae; Malignant tumor; pre-cancer; Female genital diseases; Papillomavirus; Virus; Human papillomavirus; Female; HPV genotypes; cross-sectional study; Lesion; Woman; Uterine cervix diseases; Cervical cancer; Cancer

The incidence of cervical cancer in Paraguay is among the highest in the world. This study aimed to determine the distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in Paraguayan women, according to the severity of the cervical lesion. This cross‐sectional study included 207 women without a squamo...