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Risk factors for human papillomavirus infection among women in Portugal: The CL...
Pista, Angela; Oliveira, Carlos; Cunha, Maria João; Paixão, Teresa; Real, Odete; CLEOPATRE Portugal Study GroupObjective: To investigate demographic, socioeconomic, lifestyle, and medical factors that might predispose women to cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Method: A cross-sectional population-based study was performed. Women aged 18–64 years who attended selected obstetrics and gynecology or sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics in mainland Portugal between February 2008 and March 2009 were recruit...
Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women in Portugal - The CLEOPAT...
Pista, Angela; Oliveira, Carlos; Cunha, Maria João; Paixão, Teresa; Real, Odete; CLEOPATRE Portugal Study GroupObjective: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for a range of diseases, including cervical cancer. The primary objectives of the CLEOPATRE Portugal study were to estimate the overall and age-stratified prevalence of cervical HPV infection, and to assess HPV prevalence and type-specific distribution by cytological results, among women aged 18–64 years resident in mainland Portugal. Methods/materials: This ...
Molecular Variants of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 and Risk for Cervical...
Pista, Angela; Oliveira, Ana; Barateiro, Andreia; Costa, Helena; Verdasca, Nuno; Paixão, TeresaPersistent high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is considered as the central cause of invasive cervical cancer. Specific HPV 16 and 18 sequence variations were associated with an increased risk for progression. The purpose of this study was to analyze intratypic variations of HPV 16 and 18 within the E6 gene, MY09/11 and LCR regions, and to evaluate the risk of these variants for cervical neoplasia am...
Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis A Virus in a Group of Portuguese Citizens L...
Rodrigues, Luisa; Pista, Angela; Oliveira, Ana; Água-Doce, Ivone; Manita, Carla; Paixão, TeresaHepatitis A virus (HAV) is the most important cause of acute infectious hepatitis worldwide. In Portugal, due to improvements in sanitation epidemic outbreaks of HAV infection have become less frequent. This report is the first, to our knowledge that characterized HAV in Portugal. For the detection and molecular characterization of HAV cases in a group of Portuguese individuals in the Lisbon area, 31 serum samp...
As mulheres e a SIDA
Bastos, Ana Isabel; Teixeira, José A. Carvalho; Paixão, TeresaPodem existir diferenças entre os sexos no que se refere aos factores biológicos, psicológicos e sociais associados & infecção pelo VIH (Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana). Os autores fazem uma revisão da epidemiologia da SIDA nas Mulheres, evolução da infecção pelo VIH, factores mais especificamente associados ao VIH/SIDA nas Mulheres, gravidez e SIDA e, finalmente, aconselhamento de Mulheres.