Prevalence of human papillomavirus DNA in female cervical lesions from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A hundred-sixty paraffin-embedded specimens from female cervical lesions were examined for human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16 and 18 infections by non-isotopic in situ hybridization.The data were compared with histologic diagnosis.Eighty-eight (55) biopsies contained HPV DNA sequences.In low grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN I)