Detection of human papilloma virus in the tonsils of children undergoing tonsillectomy
| Autor: | Janaína Maria Alvez, Kátia Moreira Xavier Ribeiro, Shirley Shizue Nagata Pignatari, Luc Louis Maurice Weckx |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) |
| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Microbiology (medical) HPV medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Palatine Tonsil Population lcsh:QR1-502 Polymerase Chain Reaction lcsh:Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases children Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires tonsils Internal medicine medicine Humans lcsh:RC109-216 Sex organ Papillomaviridae Risk factor Child education Children Tonsillectomy education.field_of_study biology Transmission (medicine) business.industry virus diseases biology.organism_classification female genital diseases and pregnancy complications Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Socioeconomic Factors Child Preschool Tonsil DNA Viral Immunology Female Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis business |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UNIFESP Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) instacron:UNIFESP Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 165-168, Published: JUN 2006 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 10, Iss 3, Pp 165-168 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.10 n.3 2006 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID) instacron:BSID |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| Popis: | Human papilloma virus (HPV) is related to respiratory mucosal diseases, such as recurrent respiratory papillomatosis, as well as to upper-respiratory-tract malignancies. There are few reports concerning the prevalence of HPV in the upper respiratory tract of non-affected individuals. We examined the prevalence of HPV in the tonsils of children of the general population scheduled for tonsillectomy. Samples were taken from the tonsils of 100 children undergoing tonsillectomy and were then tested for HPV with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique, utilizing the generic primers MY09 and MY 11. The study excluded children known to have HPV and HIV-related diseases. Parents and legal guardians completed a standardized socio-demographic questionnaire. The questionnaire revealed that 84% of the mothers had at least one risk factor for genital HPV. None of the tonsil samples were positive for HPV. Apparently HPV does not commonly colonize the tonsils of children undergoing routine tonsillectomy. Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM) Division of Infectious Diseases UNIFESP, EPM, Division of Infectious Diseases SciELO |
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