Distribution and Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Cervical Specimens

Özmen E., Altoparlak Ü., Uyanık M. H., Gülen A.

FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.25, ss.325-331, 2020 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5578/flora.68958
  • Dergi Adı: FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.325-331
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Human papillomavirus, Genotype, PCR, NATURAL-HISTORY, WOMEN, PREVENTION, INFECTION, DNA
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is frequently a sexually transmitted virus and can cause cervical cancer in women. Cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer among the developing countries. In this study, cervical HPV DNA positivity and genotype distributions were investigated in female patients living in our region and the results were compared with different studies.