High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
Joint Authors
Duarte, Geraldo
Simões, Renata Toscano
El Beitune, Patrícia
Jalil, Emilia Moreira
Melli, Patrícia Pereira dos Santos
Quintana, Silvana Maria
Source
Obstetrics and Gynecology International
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-09-10
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective.
To estimate HPV prevalence among pregnant women from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, and the possible influence of HIV-1 infection on this prevalence.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study with 44 HIV-positive and 53 HIV-negative pregnant women was conducted.
Cervicovaginal specimens were obtained from all women during gynecologic exam.
HPV DNA, low and high risk HPV types, was detected using conventional PCR.
Statistical analysis used Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney test, Fischer's Exact test, and prevalence ratios with 95% confidence interval.
Results.
HIV-positive pregnant women had higher proportion of HPV infection than HIV-negative pregnant women (79.5% versus 58.5%; P<.05).
HPV positivity prevalence ratio for HIV-positive women was 1.36 (95% CI 1.04–1.8; P=.03).
There was significant association between HIV viral load levels and HPV positivity (P<.05).
Conclusions.
Our results demonstrate higher HPV positivity in HIV-infected pregnant women.
Higher values of HIV viral load were associated with HPV positivity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jalil, Emilia Moreira& Duarte, Geraldo& El Beitune, Patrícia& Simões, Renata Toscano& Melli, Patrícia Pereira dos Santos& Quintana, Silvana Maria. 2009. High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Obstetrics and Gynecology International،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jalil, Emilia Moreira…[et al.]. High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Obstetrics and Gynecology International No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Jalil, Emilia Moreira& Duarte, Geraldo& El Beitune, Patrícia& Simões, Renata Toscano& Melli, Patrícia Pereira dos Santos& Quintana, Silvana Maria. High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-475382