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Prevalence and Clinical Utility of Human Papilloma Virus Genotyping in Patients with Cervical Lesions

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Abstract

Objective

Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer among Indian women. High-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) detection holds the potential to be used as a tool to identify women, at risk of subsequent development of cervical cancer. There is a pressing need to identify prevalence of asymptomatic cervical HPV infection in local population. In our study, we explored the prevalence of HPV genotypes and their distribution in women with cervical lesions.

Methods

Scrape specimens were obtained from 100 women (study group) with cervical abnormalities. HPV was detected with amplicor HPV tests, and the individual genotypes in these specimens were identified by Hybribio Genoarray test kit. Fifty specimens were also collected from females with healthy cervix (control group). The present study also aimed to determine the status of HPV prevalence and its association with different sociodemographic factors.

Results

Out of the total number of 100 samples, 10 (10 %) women tested positive for HPV DNA. Among them, HPV 18 was observed in 6, HPV 16 in 2, HPV 52 and HPV 39 in one each. Fifty specimens collected from patients with healthy cervix were not infected with any of the HPV genotype.

Conclusions

Our study generates data of HPV prevalence in patients with cervical lesions visiting tertiary care institute. The data generated will be useful for laying guidelines for mass screening of HPV detection, treatment, and prophylaxis.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, India

    Parminder Kaur (Post Graduate Student), Aruna Aggarwal (Professor and Head) & Loveena Oberoi (Professor)

  2. H. No. 1658, Phase 7, Mohali, 160062, Punjab, India

    Parminder Kaur (Post Graduate Student)

  3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, India

    Madhu Nagpal (Professor and Head) & Swati Sharma (Assistant Professor)

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Kaur, P., Aggarwal, A., Nagpal, M. et al. Prevalence and Clinical Utility of Human Papilloma Virus Genotyping in Patients with Cervical Lesions. J Obstet Gynecol India 64, 279–283 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-014-0508-5

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