title: Human papillomavirus infection in Macau women.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the prevalence and genotypes of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in Macau women.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Taipa, Macau. shchui@diagnostix.com.hk
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Szeto
authors.forename: C W K
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008256:Macau / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral