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| Brown,C.R.; Leon,M.L.; Muñoz,K.; Fagioni,A.; Amador,L.G.; Frain,B.; Tu,W.; Qadadri,B.; Brown,D.R.. |
| Women living in Latin American countries bear a disproportionate burden of cervical cancer, a condition caused by infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). We performed a study in Santa Elena, Guayas (currently Santa Elena Province), Ecuador, to determine how often HPV could be detected in women attending a private cancer screening clinic. Participants underwent a Pap test, and vaginal and cervical swabs were performed for HPV testing by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Each participant completed a verbally administered survey. The mean age of 302 participants was 37.7 years (range 18 to 78 years). The majority of cervical and vaginal specimens contained sufficient DNA to perform PCR. Overall, 24.2% of the participants had either a cervical or... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Human papillomavirus; Cervical dysplasia; Ecuador. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2009000700007 |
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