US EPA

1508720 

Journal Article 

Detection of human papillomavirus genotypes associated with mucopurulent cervicitis and cervical cancer in Changchun, China 

Liu, W; Wu, EQ; Yu, XH; Feng, LH; Jiang, CL; Zha, X; Kong, W 

2013 

Yes 

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
ISSN: 0020-7292
EISSN: 1879-3479 

120 

2 

124-126 

English 

23245674 

10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.07.032 

WOS:000314433400004 

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and genotype distribution of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among Chinese patients with mucopurulent cervicitis (MPC) or cervical cancer (CC).

METHODS: In total, 191 cases of CC (n=66), acute MPC (n=84), and healthy cervix controls (n=41) were initially included; samples were collected between May 21, 2008, and October 9, 2011. Cervical specimens were screened for HPV using a nested polymerase chain reaction assay and DNA sequencing.

RESULTS: Overall prevalence of HPV infection was 20.0% in the control group, 53.3% in the MPC group, and 93.8% in the CC group. The predominant genotype detected in all 3 groups was the oncogenic variant HPV 16 (87.7%, 18.7%, and 10.0% in the CC, MPC and control specimens, respectively). The second most frequent genotype among patients with MPC was HPV 58. This variant is also oncogenic and was detected at a higher rate in the MPC group (9.3%) than in the control (2.5%) and CC (1.5%) groups.

CONCLUSION: Infection with HPV was prevalent among Chinese women with MPC or CC. Furthermore, the high prevalence of oncogenic genotypes observed among HPV-positive patients with MPC suggests that this group is at increased risk of developing CC.