Korean J Obstet Gynecol.
1998 Mar;41(3):875-879.
The Study of the Frequency of Cervical Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 Infection in Pregnant Women
Abstract
OBJECTIVE
Because of incomplete data in the current literature, we would like to know the frequency of cervical human papillomavirus[HPV] type 16 and 18 infection in Korean pregnant women. Study DESIGN: Pregnant patients who were seen for routine care at our clinic were recruited. Cervical cells were collected by special brushes and deoxyribonucleic acid[DNA] was extracted and tested to identify the presence of HPV DNA by polymerase chain reaction.
RESULTS
Results from 86 pregnant women were analyzed. The frequecncy of HPV DNA type 16 was 4.7% of the pregnant women in these samples and the frequency of type 18 was 1.2%.
CONCLUSION
The frequence of HPV infection of the cervix in pregnant women was 4.7% in type 16 and 1.2% in type 18 in this study.
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