A high prevalence of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 co-infections in cervical biopsies from southern Brazil
Braz. j. microbiol
; 492018.
Article
in English
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LILACS-Express
| LILACS, VETINDEX
| ID: biblio-1469662
Responsible library:
BR68.1
ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT HPV types 16 and 18 were studied in paraffin-fixed cervical biopsy collected in southern Brazil. HPV 16, HPV 18 and co-infection HPV 16/18 were identified in 10/57 (17.5%), 4/57 (7%) and in 43/57 (75.4%) samples, respectively. Southern Brazil has one of the highest prevalence rates of HPV 16/18 reported.
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Database:
LILACS
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VETINDEX
Type of study:
Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. microbiol
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article