Detection of GBV-C/HGV RNA in cervico-vaginal smears from healthy individuals

Watanabe, Maria Angelica Ehara; Miquelão, Ana Karina Melim Benthien; Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo Coral de; Oliveira, Karen Brajão de; Nasser, Thiago Franco; Aoki, Mateus Nóbrega; Suzuki, Patrícia Sayuri; Amarante, Marla Karine; Venâncio, Emerson José; Azevedo, Elbens Marcos Minoreli de

doi:10.1590/s1516-89132008000500007

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“…A study performed in Brazil supports the importance of condoms for preventing sexual transmission of HPgV . Cervicovaginal smears were collected from 73 healthy women who had undergone routine screening for cervical cancer; a high prevalence of HPgV (17.6%) was found in the genital mucosa of this population .…”

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“…24 Cervicovaginal smears were collected from 73 healthy women who had undergone routine screening for cervical cancer; a high prevalence of HPgV (17.6%) was found in the genital mucosa of this population. 24 Serum extravasation could not be ruled out by the researchers as no blood samples were tested; however, the high prevalence reported suggested that the genital mucosa was the first line of defense for sexually transmitted infections.…”

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