title: Virus in gynaecological oncology.
abstract: We measured the antibody presence of eventual viral infections (Parotiditis, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex and Hepatitis B) in 51 patients affected by malignant gynaecological tumours. Ninety five women composing the control group not affected by any pathology, underwent the same tests. Even if research has utilized various indirect methods for the antibody dosage of each viral infection, we have not confirmed other Authors' reports. It might be referable to the limited number of cases in our study up to date. In order to make a comparison among different reports we look forward to a uniformity of various laboratory methods. Reliable results will be obtained only by increasing the number of clinical cases and by utilizing the method of determination of viral genome in tumoral cells. The technique is the only reliable among different methods for determining a previous viral infection.
authors.affiliation: I Gynaecological Institute, University of Bari, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Putignano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Restaino
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Traina
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ostuni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Miniello
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malvasi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lucisano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014777:Virus Diseases
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral