A high prevalence of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 co-infections in cervical biopsies from southern Brazil

Jesus, Sheile Pinheiro deCosta, Ana Carla Marques daBarcellos, Regina BonesMedeiros, Rubia Marília deSilva, Cláudia Maria Dornelles daRossetti, Maria Lucia

HPV types 16 and 18 were studied in paraffin-fixed cervical biopsy collected in southern Brazil. HPV 16, HPV 18 and co-infection HPV 16/18 were identified in 10/57 (17.5%), 4/57 (7%) and in 43/57 (75.4%) samples, respectively. Southern Brazil has one of the highest prevalence rates of HPV 16/18 reported.(AU)

1. Southern Brazil
2. HPV 18
3. Cervical biopsy
4. HPV 16