High prevalence of HPV 18 and multiple infections with oncogenic HPV genotypes in women at risk of cervical cancer examined in Manaus, Brazil

Cervical cancer is a serious public health problem in Brazil, especially in Manaus (Amazonas), the city with the highest incidence rate of cervical cancer in the country. Persistent infection with oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes is the cause of disease development. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of oncogenic genotypes in women at high risk for cervical precancer examined in two policlinics in Manaus. One hundred and two patients who underwent colposcopy took part in the research. The DNA samples obtained from the cervical epithelium were analyzed by PCR with type-specific primers for the detection of eight oncogenic genotypes, which were chosen based on previous studies. The presence of HPV virus was detected in all samples. The most prevalent oncogenic genotypes were 18 (47.1%) and 16 (45.1%). Interestingly, HPV 18 was considered uncommon in this region. In addition to these, genotypes 31 (19.6%), 58 (19.6%), 33 (18.6%), and 45 (15.7%) also had a relatively high frequency in this population. Fifty-six women (54.9%) had multiple infections with up to five oncogenic types. Also, the presence of genotypes other than 16 and 18 was observed in most samples (57.8%), which also deserves attention since they are not covered by currently available vaccines against HPV in Brazil. The high prevalence and multiple infections with several oncogenic HPV genotypes in association with precursor lesions for cervical cancer highlighted the need to improve strategies to prevent this disease in Amazonas.

Infecciones múltiples por Alphapapillomavirus, especie 9, en mujeres ecuatorianas con lesiones intraepiteliales y cáncer cervicouterino / Multiple infections by Alphapapillomavirus, specie 9, in Ecuadorian women with intraepithelial lesions and cervical cancer

Introducción: El significado biológico de las infecciones múltiples con virus del papiloma humano de alto riesgo oncogénico (VPH-AR), pertenecientes a la familia Alphapapillomavirus, en la carcinogénesis cervical aún es controversial. Objetivo: Proporcionar información sobre la circulación del VPH-AR del género Alphapapillomavirus-especie 9, e infecciones múltiples en mujeres ecuatorianas con lesiones intraepiteliales y cáncer cervicouterino (CaCU). Métodos: Se estudiaron 300 mujeres, residentes en la región Litoral del Ecuador. Se detectó la infección viral en muestras cervicales, mediante PCR anidada con cebadores genéricos MY09/11 y GP5/GP6. Los genotipos virales fueron identificados con el sistema comercial ANYPLEX II VPH28. La razón de prevalencia (RP) fue utilizada como medida de asociación entre las lesiones citológicas y las infecciones simples, múltiples o combinaciones de genotipos. Resultados: Se detectó VPH en el 92,00 % (276/300) de las mujeres, con frecuencias altas de infección por genotipos individuales, principalmente de alto riesgo oncogénico. Los VPH-AR más frecuentes fueron VPH58 (18,17 por ciento), 70 (8,64 por ciento), 53 (8,34 por ciento), 35 (7,45 por ciento), 16 (7,37 por ciento), 33 (6,55 por ciento), 31 (5,58 por ciento) y 18 (4,24 por ciento). En el 91,66 por ciento (253/276) de las muestras se detectaron infecciones múltiples, hasta con 13 tipos en una misma paciente, incluyendo varias especies del género Alphapapillomavirus. La combinación VPH16/VPH58 fue la más frecuente en lesiones de alto grado (RP = 2,9; p = 0,000), y la coinfección triple VPH16/VPH58/VPH70 predominó en las mujeres con CaCU (RP = 3,5; p = 0,007). Conclusión: Los resultados demuestran que la combinación VPH16/VPH58 del género Alphapapillomavirus, especie 9, podría ser un factor clave en la aparición de lesiones premalignas y su progresión hacia el CaCU(AU)

Introduction: It is still controversial the biological connotation of multiple infections with high-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPV), that belong to the genus Alphapapillomavirus, for the cervical carcinogenesis. Objective: To provide information on the circulation of hrHPV, genus Alphapapillomavirus, specie 9, and the multiple infections in Ecuadorian women with intraepithelial lesions and cervical cancer. Methods: 300 women, from the coastal region of Ecuador, were screened. Viral infection was detected in cervix samples by nested PCR with MY09/11 and GP5/GP6 generic primers. Viral genotypes were identified using the commercial kit ANYPLEX II VPH28. The prevalence ratio (PR) was used to measure the association between cytological lesions and the simple, multiple or combined genotype infections. Results: Ninety-two percent of women (276/300) tested positive for HPV. Frequency of infection for single genotypes was high, mainly those of high oncogenic risk. The most frequent hrHPV genotypes were HPV58 (18.17 percent), 70 (8.64 percent), 53 (8.34 percent), 35 (7.45 percent), 16 (7.37 percent), 33 (6.55 percent), 31 (5.58 percent) and 18 (4.24 percent). In 91.66 percent (253/300) of the samples, multiple infections were detected, with up to 13 types in a single patient, including various species from the genus Alphapapillomavirus. The combination HPV16/HPV58 was the most frequent on high-grade lesions (PR = 2.9; p = 0,000), and HPV16/HPV58/HPV70 triple co-infection prevailed in women with cervical cancer (PR = 3.5; p = 0.007). Conclusions: The results evidence that the combination HPV16/HPV58, genus Alphapapillomavirus, specie 9, could be a key factor in the occurrence of premalignant lesions and their evolution into cervical cancer(AU)

Analyses of human papillomavirus infection and genotype distribution status among cervical cancer patients in northern Jiangsu Province and southern Anhui Province / 肿瘤研究与临床

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and genotype distribution among cervical cancer patients in northern Jiangsu Province and southern Anhui Province, so as to provide references for cervical cancer prevention and HPV vaccination.Methods:The clinical data of 505 cervical cancer patients who were admitted to Xuzhou Cancer Hospital of Jiangsu Province and Jiangsu Cancer Hospital from July 2016 to June 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were mainly from northern Jiangsu Province and southern Anhui Province, and among them, 347 patients (68.7%) were 41-60 years old. The patient's HPV infection and genotype distribution characteristics were analyzed.Results:The total infection rate of HPV among 505 patients was 96.6% (488/505), of which patients aged 41-60 years old accounted for 68.4% (334/488); the single infection rate was higher than the multiple infection rate [69.7% (352/505) vs. 26.9% (136/505)]. There was a statistical difference in the total HPV infection rate of patients with different clinical stage ( χ2 = 14.528, P < 0.05), but the infection rate did not increase with the increase of stage. Among 488 HPV-positive patients, single infection accounted for 72.1% (352/488), double infection accounted for 17.4% (85/488), triple infection accounted for 6.2% (30/488), and more than triple infection accounted for 4.3% (21/488). Among 352 patients with HPV single infection, low-risk type infection accounted for 8.0% (28/352), and high-risk type infection accounted for 92.1% (324/352). The top three high-risk HPV genotypes were type 16, type 52 and type 58, and there were 174 cases in total. Among 136 patients with multiple HPV infections, 115 cases (84.6%) were infected with at least one of type 16, type 52 and type 58. Among them, the infection of type 16 combined with other types accounted for 53.7% (73/136). Conclusions:The infection rates of high-risk HPV genotypes among cervical cancer patients in northern Jiangsu Province and southern Anhui Province are high, and type 16 is the most common. It is more valuable to inoculate the nine-valent vaccine to prevent cervical cancer in these areas; 41-60 years old is the age at which HPV infection and cervical cancer are highly prevalent, so the prevention and control should be strengthened.

Association between high risk human papillomavirus DNA load and cervical lesions in different infection status / 中华肿瘤杂志

Objective@#To explore the relationship between high risk HPV (HR-HPV) DNA load and cervical lesions in HR-HPV single/ multiple infections.@*Methods@#Two thousand six hundred and forty-six women from Shanxi, Henan and Xinjiang were recruited into a cervical cancer screening program. Cervical exfoliated cell specimens collected from all of the participants were detected by hybrid capture Ⅱ (HC2), cytological diagnosis was performed according to the Bethesda System, and pathological diagnosis was interpreted using cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) terminology.Totally 571 cervical specimens were selected and retested to ascertain the HPV types and single/ multiple infections by liner array, a PCR-based method. Semi-quantitative result of HR-HPV DNA load (pg/ml) was estimated by HR HC2.According to the taxonomy of "International Human Papillomavirus Reference Center" , 13 HR-HPVs, including HPV16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 39, 45, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59 and 68, which could be detected by HR HC2 were divided into 4 subgroups.@*Results@#The positive rate of HR-HPV in normal cervix (436 cases), CIN1 (88 cases), CIN2+ (47 cases) group were 29.82%, 85.23% and 100%, respectively. The overall prevalence and median viral load increased coordinating with the pathological degree of cervical lesions (P<0.001). The positive rate and viral load of single infection with HR-HPV belongs to α9 species increased coordinating with the pathological degree of cervical lesions (P<0.05). The viral load of single infection with HR-HPV belongs to α7 species in CIN1 group was higher than those of normal group and CIN2+ group, but without statistical significance (P=0.130). The viral load of multiple infections in CIN1 group was 559.13 pg/ml, significantly higher than 37.73 pg/ml of normal histology (P=0.025), but without significant difference of 332.91 pg/ml of CIN2+ group (P=0.790). The median viral load of HPV single infection in CIN1 group was 167.93 pg/ml, significantly lower than 559.73 pg/ml of multiple infections (P=0.044). The incidence of co-infection with HR-HPVs belong to α9 species was 80.56%, dominated in all patterns of multiple infections and their median viral load increased coordinating with the pathological degree of cervical lesions, but without significant difference (P>0.05). The incidence of co-infection with HR-HPVs belong to α7 species was 66.67%, their median viral load in CIN1 group was higher than that of CIN2+ group, but without statistical significance (P>0.05).@*Conclusions@#Viral loads of single/ multiple infections with HR-HPVs belong to different species show different tendencies coordinating with the pathological degree of cervical lesions. Women with high grade of cervical lesion were dominantly infected with high viral load of HR-HPVs belong to α9 species, and the viral load of multiple infections is higher than that of single infection in low grade of cervical lesion.

Significance of Serology by Multi-Antigen ELISA for Tissue Helminthiases in Korea

It is clinically important to differentiate tissue-invading helminthiasis. The purpose of this study was to assess the specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody positive rates for clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, cysticercosis, and sparganosis 4 helminthiases from 1996 to 2006 using multi-antigen enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in Korea. Results of 6,017 samples, which were referred to our institute for serodiagnosis, were analyzed. The subjects with positive serum IgG antibodies were 1,502 (25.0%) for any of the 4 helminthiases. The overall positive numbers for clonorchiasis, paragonimiasis, cysticercosis, and sparganosis were 728 (12.1%), 166 (2.8%), 729 (12.1%), and 263 (4.4%), respectively. The positive serologic reaction to multi-antigens was determined in 309 (20.6%) of the 1,502 total seropositive subjects. Those with multi-antigen positivity were regarded as positive for the antigen of strongest reaction but cross-reaction to others with weak positive reaction. Annual seropositive rates for those 4 tissue helminthiases ranged from 12.1% to 35.7%. The highest rate was observed in age from 60 to 69 years old and prevalence of men (27.4%; 1,030/3,763) was significantly higher than of women (19.1%; 332/1,741). Hospital records of 165 ELISA positive patients were reviewed to confirm correlation with their clinical diagnosis. Paragonimiasis was highly correlated as 81.8% (9/11), cysticercosis 29.9% (20/67), clonorchiasis 29.0% (20/69), and sparganosis 11.1% (2/18). In conclusion, the multi-antigen ELISA using 4 helminth antigens is useful to differentiate suspected tissue-invading helminthiases, especially ELISA diagnosis of paragonimiasis is reliable. The seropositivity is still high among suspected patients in Korea.

Multiple infection with adult taenia solium case report

A rare case of multiple infection with adult Taenia solium in a 23 year old male subject is hereby presented. Attempts have been made to offer some plausible explanation for its occurrence. The author is of the opinion that this case is the first of its kind reported as gleaned from available literature. (Summary)

Bacteriophage burst size during multiple infections.

A significant positive correlation was observed between multiplicity of infection and burst size of mycobacteriophage I3. During multiple infections, the average contribution of each infecting phage to the burst size was inversely correlated with multiplicity of infection even when bacterial resources were not limiting. We conclude that the efficiency of phage-coded functions rather than the extent of bacterial resources determines the burst size.