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Title: | Oral and cervical HPV infection in HIV-positive and HIV-negative women attending a sexual health clinic in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Authors: | LIMA, Marina D. M.; BRAZ-SILVA, Paulo Henrique; PEREIRA, Sonia M.; RIERA, Catalina; COELHO, Ariane C.; GALLOTTINI, Marina |
Citation: | INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS, v.126, n.1, p.33-36, 2014 |
Abstract: | Objective: To investigate the prevalence of HPV infections in the oral and cervical mucosa of HIV-positive and HIV-negative women attending a sexual health clinic. Methods: One-hundred HIV-positive women and 100 HIV-negative women were recruited from a sexual health clinic in Sao Paulo, Brazil. All participants were given an oral and cervical examination. Cytologic samples were evaluated via HPV DNA test. Results: In oral samples, HPV DNA was observed in 11 women from the HIV-positive group and 2 from the HIV-negative group. High-risk HPV subtypes were prevalent in both groups and no difference between groups was detected. HPV DNA was detected in cervical scrapings from 41 HIV-positive women and 45 HIV-negative women (P = 0.67). No participants showed oral lesions, whereas 15 HIV-positive and 17 HIV-negative women presented with macroscopic genital lesions. Conclusion: HPV is detected more often in cervical scrapings than in oral samples. However, HPV oral shedding is more frequent in HIV-positive than in HIV-negative individuals. Concurrence of infection (high and low risk) was not observed in oral and cervical mucosa. |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/52 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - ODS/03 Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - ODS/05 |
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