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Avaliação do perfil de mulheres atendidas em centros de referência em saúde de Porto Alegre/RS e relação de alterações citológicas detectadas no exame citopatológico e a presença do HPV

Justificativas e Objetivos: Câncer de colo de útero é considerado um problema de saúde pública mundial. Seu diagnóstico é realizado através do exame citopatológico (EC) e seu desenvolvimento relacionado à infecção pelo papilomavírus humano (HPV). Este estudo objetiva avaliar o perfil de mulh...

Frequency of high-risk genotypes of human papilloma virus in oral lesions

J. oral res. (Impresa); 9 (1), 2020
Some genotypes of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the oral cavity cause genetic instability that may lead to cancer. Clinical and histological diagnoses are key tools; however, molecular techniques allow predicting, detecting and monitoring the disease. Objective: To identify the frequency of four hig...

Influence of gender and undergraduate course on the knowledge about HPV and HPV vaccine, and vaccination rate among students of a public university

Abstract Objective To evaluate the knowledge related to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the rate of HPV vaccination among undergraduate freshmen and senior students of medicine, pharmacy, speech therapy, nursing and physical education in a Brazilian university. Methods A questionnaire concerni...

In vivo and ex vivo dermoscopy of lesions from implantation of human papillomavirus in tattoos: report of two cases

An. bras. dermatol; 95 (1), 2020
Abstract The number of individuals with tattoos has been increasing worldwide, alongside with reports of complications varying from reactions to the injected pigments to infections caused by agents inoculated in the pigmentation process. The diagnosis of such unwanted events can be obtained through compl...

Diagnostic screening of HPV genotypes in 555 Ecuadorian mestizo women of seven provinces, and comparison with other Latino American populations

Arch. med; 20 (1), 2020
Objective: this paper aims to perform diagnostic screening of HPV in healthy Ecuadorian mestizo women, from seven provinces, and compare the findings with other Latin American populations. Material and methods: genotyping was done with two different oligonucleotides MY09 and MY11; a fragment of 450 base ...

What influence does vaginal microbiota have on human papillomavirus nfection?

Introduction: The human body is colonized by trillions of microbial cells, called the microbiota. The microbiome is defined as microbial cells and their genomes. Vaginal microbiota, especially lactic acid bacteria (mainly Lactobacillus sp.), seem to play a critical role in the prevention of various uroge...

HPV infection and endometriosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction: Recent research has focused on the role of persistent ascending bacterial infections and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) as an associated factor of endometriosis. Indeed, some studies investigated the possible role of HPV in endometriosis, but this topic remains inconclusive. Objectiv...

The impact of the HPV vaccine on the world: initial outcomes and challenges

Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection can be considered an epidemic in the world and in Brazil. This infection accounts for virtually all cases of cervical cancer, most malignant anal, vaginal and oropharyngeal tumors, and a large number of cases of cancer of the penis and vulva. The most ef...

Fatores associados ao papilomavírus humano entre mulheres com câncer de colo uterino

Rev Rene (Online); 21 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo analisar os fatores associados ao papilomavírus humano com o câncer de colo uterino. Métodos estudo transversal, por meio de dados secundários de 75 prontuários. Realizaram-se os testes qui-quadrado e exato de Fisher, considerando a infecção pelo papilomavírus como desfecho, s...

The contribution of Latin American research to HPV epidemiology and natural history knowledge

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 53 (2), 2020
Our aim was to review the major contributions of studies conducted in different Latin American (LA) countries to the field of human papillomavirus (HPV) epidemiology, natural history, risk of disease, and prevention strategies, mainly in the uterine cervix. Although cytological screening is established i...