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| Velázquez-Márquez,Noé; Jiménez-Aranda,Lucio Jaime; Sánchez-Alonso,Patricia; Santos-López,Gerardo; Reyes-Leyva,Julio; Vallejo-Ruiz,Verónica. |
| Cervical cancer is an important health problem in women living in developing countries. Infection with some genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most important risk factor associated with cervical cancer. Little information exists about HPV genotype distribution in rural and suburban regions of Mexico. Thus, we determined the prevalence of HPV genotypes in women from Tlaxcala, one of the poorest states in central Mexico, and we evaluated age infection prevalence and risk factors associated with cervical neoplasm. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 236 women seeking gynecological care at the Mexican Institute for Social Security in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Cervical scrapings were diagnosed as normal, low-grade, and high-grade squamous... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Epidemiology; Human papillomavirus; Mexico; PCR; Squamous intraepithelial lesions. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822010000300027 |
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