High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection among Brazilian Pregnant Women with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

• Main Authors: Emilia Moreira Jalil (Author), Geraldo Duarte (Author), Patrícia El Beitune (Author), Renata Toscano Simões (Author), Patrícia Pereira dos Santos Melli (Author), Silvana Maria Quintana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 fr...