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| Teixeira,Nara Chartuni Pereira; Araújo,Angela Cristina Labanca; Correa,Christine Miranda; Lodi,Claudia Teixeira da Costa; Lima,Maria Inês Miranda; Carvalho,Nara de Oliveira; Castillo,Dora Mendez del; Melo,Victor Hugo. |
| OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence and the risk factors for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) among HIV-infected women. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 494 HIV-infected women in Brazil, between 1998 and 2008. Gynecologic exam was performed, and samples were collected for cervical cytology and for HPV DNA detection. Cervical biopsy was carried out when indicated. HPV infection, CD4 T-lymphocyte count and HIV viral load were compared with cervical histopathology. Univariate and multivariate statistical analyses were performed to evaluate the statistical association of several risk factors. RESULTS: CIN prevalence detected by histopathology was 23.4% (6% of CIN2/3 and 17.4% cases of CIN1). Multivariate analysis confirmed an independent... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV DNA probes; HPV Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Immunosuppression. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000200010 |
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