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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Kuassi-Kpede, Akouélé P
• Dolou, Essolakina
• Zohoncon, Théodora M
• Traore, Ina Marie Angèle
• Katawa, Gnatoulma
• Ouedraogo, R Alice
• Traore, Esther Mah
• Bado, Prosper
• Ouedraogo, T Clarisse
• Djigma, Florencia Wendkuuni
• Karou, Simplice Damintoti
• Simpore, Jacques

Titel

Molecular characterization of high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in women in Lomé, Togo

Ist Teil von

• BMC infectious diseases, 2021-03, Vol.21 (1), p.278-278, Article 278

Ort / Verlag

England: BioMed Central Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

SpringerLink (Online service)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The causative agent of cervical cancer referred to as Human papillomavirus (HPV) remains a real public health problem. Many countries in West Africa, such as Togo have no data on the high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) infection and genotypes distribution. In order to fill the knowledge gap in the field in Togo, the main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of pre-cancerous lesions of the cervix and HR-HPV genotypes among Togolese women. Samples were collected from 240 women by introducing a swab in the cervix. Then, the screening of precancerous cervical lesions using the visual inspection with acetic acid and lugol (VIA / VIL) was conducted. The HR-HPV genotypes were characterised by real-time multiplex PCR. Out of 240 women recruited, 128 (53.3%) were infected by HR-HPV. The most common genotypes were HPV 56 (22.7%), followed by HPV 51 (20.3%), HPV 31 (19.5%), HPV 52 (18.8%) and HPV 35 (17.2%). The least common genotypes were HPV 33 (2.3%) and HPV 16 (2.3%). Among the women, 1.3% (3/240) were positive to VIA/VIL. This study allowed HR-HPV genotypes to be characterised for the first time in Lomé, Togo. This will help in mapping the HR-HPV genotypes in West Africa.