Human papillomavirus prevalence, viral load and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-infected women
Braz. j. infect. dis
; Braz. j. infect. dis;6(3): 129-135, Jun. 2002.
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| LILACS, SES-SP
| ID: lil-332322
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ABSTRACT
HIV-infected women from S o Paulo city were enrolled in a cross-sectional study on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) prevalence and their association with laboratory markers of AIDS, namely HIV viral load and CD(4)(+) cell counts. A cervical specimen was collected and submitted to Hybrid Capture, a test for HPV viral load determination. HPV-DNA was detected in 173 of 265 women (64.5). Twenty (7.5) women were infected by one or more low-risk viruses, 89 (33) by one or more high-risk viruses, and 64 (24) harbored at least one HPV type from each risk group. Abnormal smears were observed in 19 of the patients, though there were no invasive carcinomas. Severely immunosuppressed patients (CD(4)/microL <100) were at the greatest risk of having a cytological abnormality and a high high-risk HPV viral load.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
LILACS
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SES-SP
Assunto principal:
Infecções Tumorais por Vírus
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Infecções por HIV
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Neoplasias do Colo do Útero
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Carga Viral
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Infecções por Papillomavirus
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Assunto da revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Bélgica
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Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil