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Published on: February 7, 2019
Human papillomavirus infection in Macau women
S H Chui1, Y T Szeto, C W K Lam
1Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau. shchui@diagnostix.com.hk
Objective:
To investigate the prevalence and genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Macau women.
Study Design:
Female patients presenting for a medical consultation or medical check-up were recruited with informed consent.
Methods:
Cytology and HPV-DNA genotyping were performed on 402 cervical specimens that were collected from Macau women.
Results:
Of the specimens, 29.9% were found to be HPV-DNA positive; 26.4% were infected with one HPV genotype, while 3.0% and 0.5% were infected with two and three HPV genotypes, respectively. The most prevalent HPV genotype was type 52 (11.1%), followed by type 16 (9.7%). Both types 51 and 62 ranked third (9.0%).
Conclusions:
The HPV infection rate in Macau appears to be higher than that in the neighbouring city of Hong Kong. The most prevalent genotypes were similar to those in South-west and Southern China.
