Table 4. HPV initial infection, persistence, and negativisation of cervical infection in the cohort of 55 patients studied, Mérida-Venezuela, 2008–2012.
| HPV genotyping | HPV initial infection | HPV infections persistence at 15 +/- 5 months | HPV infections negativisation at 15 +/- 5 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals infections | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| HPV16 | 9 | 32.14 | – | – | 9 | 100.00 |
| HPV18 | 6 | 21.43 | 1 | 16.67 | 5 | 83.33 |
| Multiples infections | ||||||
| HPV16/18 | 4 | 14.29 | – | – | 4 | 100.00 |
| HPV18/6/11 | 2 | 7.14 | – | – | 2 | 100.00 |
| HPV18/58 | 1 | 3.57 | – | – | 1 | 100.00 |
| Others HPV genotypes | 6 | 21.43 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 66.67 |
| TOTAL | 28 | 100.00 | 3 | 10.71 | 25 | 89.29 |
Source: Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory. Faculty of Medicine, ULA, MPPS, Mérida.