title: Genital human papillomavirus genotypes in northwestern Tanzania.
abstract: Using MY09-MY11 PCR and human papillomavirus (HPV) typing by reverse blot hybridization, we found a 34% cervical HPV prevalence among 561 pregnant women in Tanzania. One hundred three of 123 women (84%) with typeable samples harbored high-risk oncogenic strains. HPV type 16 (HPV-16) was the most prevalent subtype (18%) among HPV-infected women and among women with cervical neoplasia (3 of 19). A multivalent vaccine for HPV-16, -18, -31, -33, and -35 would be necessary to prevent 50% of the neoplasia in this population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious & Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom. philippe.mayaud@lshtm.ac.uk
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mayaud
authors.forename: Helen A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Charles J N
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Lacey
authors.forename: Dilbinder K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: David C W
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Mabey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000821:virology; D014621:Vagina / Q000821:virology*