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Behavior assessment of women attending a sexually transmitted disease clinic in...
Miranda,Angelica Espinosa; Lima,Bettina Moulin Coelho; Giami,Alain; Golub,Jonathan E.; Talhari,SinesioBACKGROUND: Studies about sexual risk behaviors can provide information to support design strategies to control the spread of HIV infection. OBJECTIVE: To assess sexual risk behaviors among women attending a sexually transmitted diseases clinic in Vitória, Brazil. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed among women attending an STD/AIDS reference center. Enrolled participants were interviewed and provide...
Diversity and uncommon HPV types in HIV seropositive and seronegative women att...
Mattos,Adriana Tonani de; Freitas,Luciana Bueno de; Lima,Bettina Moulin Coelho; Miranda,Angélica Espinosa; Spano,Liliana CruzGiven the causal relationship between specific types of HPV with cervical cancer and precursor lesions, it is important to identify the viral type involved. The aim of this study is to access the prevalence of HPV types in HIV seropositive and seronegative women. Accordingly, 77 HPV positive cervical samples were obtained from 284 women (seropositive (n=112) and seronegative (n=172) for HIV) who attended a Sexu...