title: Detection of human papillomavirus in dental biofilm and the uterine cervix of a pregnant adolescent.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Adolescence and pregnancy are considered to be risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. The relationship between this infection in the uterine cervix and oral HPV infection is controversial.
  
  
  METHODS
  This report describes a case of a pregnant 16-year-old adolescent who presented HPV infection in the uterine cervix and the mouth. Smears were collected from the cervix and the tongue/palate. Dental biofilm samples were also collected. The microarray technique was used to detect HPV. The HPV 56 subtype was observed in the cervical smear and HPV 6 in dental biofilm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In this pregnant adolescent, HPV infection was present in both the cervix and the mouth, but the HPV subtypes infecting these two areas were different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Édila Figuerêdo Feitosa
authors.initials: ÉF
authors.lastname: Cavalcanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Célia Regina
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Veiga de Almeida University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Dennis Carvalho
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Mariana Vasconcellos Martins
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Research, D'Or Institute for Research and Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Rosa
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Vanderborght
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Clinic, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Maria Cynésia Medeiros Barros
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Diagnosis, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Sandra Regina
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Torres
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018441:Biofilms; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D005881:Gingiva / Q000502:physiology* / Q000821:virology; D052163:Human papillomavirus 6 / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D009055:Mouth / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D011247:Pregnancy
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral