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High incidence of oncogenic HPV genotypes found in women from Southern Brazil
Entiauspe,Ludmila G; Silveira,Mariângela; Nunes,Emily M; Basgalupp,Suélen P; Stauffert,Dulce; Dellagostini,Odir A.; Collares,Tiago; Seixas,Fabiana K.Oncogenic HPV genotypes are strongly associated with premalignant and malignant cervical lesion. The purpose was to determine human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotypes, and to estimate cervical cancer risk factor associations. Cervical samples were obtained from 251 women seeking gynecological care at the Pelotas School of Medicine Clinic. This is a cross-sectional study. HPV-DNA was amplified by nest...
Patterns of deliveries in a Brazilian birth cohort: almost universal cesarean s...
Barros,Aluísio J D; Santos,Iná S; Matijasevich,Alicia; Domingues,Marlos Rodrigues; Silveira,Mariângela; Barros,Fernando C; Victora,Cesar GOBJECTIVE: To describe the patterns of deliveries in a birth cohort and to compare vaginal and cesarean section deliveries. METHODS: All children born to mothers from the urban area of Pelotas, Brazil, in 2004, were recruited for a birth cohort study. Mothers were contacted and interviewed during their hospital stay when extensive information on the gestation, the birth and the newborn, along with maternal heal...