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Prevalence of cervical squamous intraepithelial lesion high grade according to age from Antônio Pedro University Hospital

The targeted population for HPV infection has peak infection at young adults, but studies point to the emergence of a new peak of viral infection and injuries later, probably by changesin sexual behaviour, waning immunity over time or reactivation of latent infection. Whereas the cervical squamous intrae...

Evaluation of the immune response to human papillomavirus types 16, 18, 31, 45 and 58 in a group of Colombian women vaccinated with the quadrivalent vaccine

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 17 (3), 2013
Objective: To analyze whether the immune response to HPV-16, -18, -31, -45 and -58 capsids in women vaccinated with the quadrivalent vaccine induces cross-reactivity against other HPV virus-like particles (VLPs). Methods: A total of 88 women aged between 18 and 27 years attending the HPV clinic at the In...

Aspectos epidemiológicos da papilomatose causada pelo papilomavírus humano em mulheres atendidas na atenção básica em saúde do município de Nova Iguaçu, Rio de Janeiro

Viral diseases have affected humans for thousands of years; however, viruses were only recently determined to be associated with human malignant neoplasias. The discovery of the relationship between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV) has significant implications in the health care of wome...