Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus infection in women from Datong, China

Abstract

This survey of 931 cervical specimens in women from Datong, China indicates that the overall human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence was 18.6%, and the most prevalent high-risk HPV types were 16, 58, 18, 52 and 33. This study demonstrates the epidemiology of HPV infection in Datong and the potential impact of vaccination in this region.

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank Jian Wang and Yaqin Mu for technical assistance with the nucleic acid extraction and molecular typing procedures, respectively. We are also grateful to the clinical research facility for supplying the laboratory materials. This project was supported by the Shanxi Natural Science Fund Committee.

Declaration of interest: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.