Open AccessHuman papillomavirus genotypes 68 and 58 are the most prevalent genotypes in women from quilombo communities in the state of Maranhão, Brazil
Author(s) -
José Eduardo Batista,
Vera Aparecida Saddi,
Keila Patrícia Almeida de Carvalho,
Andréa Alves Ribeiro,
Kelly Deyse Segati,
Megmar Aparecida dos Santos Carneiro,
Sílvio Gomes Monteiro,
Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento,
Sílvia Helena RabeloSantos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2017.01.001
Subject(s) - genotyping , genotype , human papillomavirus , hpv infection , cytology , population , demography , medicine , gynecology , biology , virology , cervical cancer , pathology , genetics , cancer , gene , environmental health , sociology
To determine the frequency of human papillomavirus (HPV) types and behavioral characteristics related to cytological abnormalities in women descendants of slaves, who live in isolated communities known as quilombos in the state of Maranhão, Brazil.
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