Papillomavirus infections in the oral and genital mucosa of asymptomatic women.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been found in several regions of the body, including the oral cavity. Recently, this virus has been associated with oropharyngeal cancer, but little is known about HPV transmission to the oral cavity. We carried out a study to investigate concurrent oral and cervical infections in 76 asymptomatic women attending a healthcare program.

Human papillomavirus detection in cervical scrapes from women attended in the Family Health Program.

Objectives: to survey the prevalence of human papillomavirus, associated risk factors and genotype distribution in women who were referred to cervical cancer screening when attended in a Family Health Program.

Method: we conducted a cross-sectional survey, investigating 351 women. Polymerase chain reaction for DNA amplification and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis were used to detect and typify the papillomavirus.

Barriers to cervical cancer screening in women attending the Family Medical Program in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro.

Background: The Family Medical Program is a health care system in the Rio de Janeiro state. Women's health services offered by the Family Medical Program include preventive exams and screening, family planning, and prenatal follow-up. Although cervical cancer screening is offered, barriers to care still hinder the full success of the program, and we are attempting to identify these barriers.

Identification of human papillomavirus type 53 L1, E6 and E7 variants in isolates from Brazilian women.

Human papillomavirus type 53 (HPV 53), which belongs to genus Alpha, species A6, has spread among women worldwide. Although it is classified as a probably high risk type, the association between HPV 53 and the development of neoplastic cervical disease is unclear, and HPV 53 is known to be genomically diverse. We investigated 15 cases of HPV 53 genital infection in women living in the state of Rio de Janeiro that were not associated with severe intraepithelial cervical neoplasia.

Human papillomavirus genotypes distribution in cervical samples from women living with human immunodeficiency virus.

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and relationship of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in cervical samples from 140 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive women routinely attending an outpatient public gynecological service in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methods: MY09/11 consensus primers were used to detect generic HPV DNA. HPV typification was performed by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis following polymerase chain reaction amplification.

Human papillomavirus genotypes in asymptomatic young women from public schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Introduction: The aim of this work was to survey HPV information from a random population of young women from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Methods: This cross-sectional study included cervical samples from 241 female students. To determine human papillomavirus status, polymerase chain reaction amplification was performed.