Seroprevalence of human papillomavirus-16, -18, -31, and -45 in a population-based cohort of 10 000 women in Costa Rica

  • S. S. Wang
  • , M. Schiffman
  • , T. S. Shields
  • , R. Herrero
  • , A. Hildesheim
  • , M. C. Bratti
  • , M. E. Sherman
  • , A. C. Rodriguez
  • , P. E. Castle
  • , J. Morales
  • , M. Alfaro
  • , T. Wright
  • , S. Chen
  • , B. Clayman
  • , R. D. Burk
  • , R. P. Viscidi

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Abstract

Human papillomavirus (HPV) seroprevalence and determinants of seropositivity were assessed in a 10 049-woman population-based cohort in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Serologic responses based on VLP-based ELISA were obtained from the plasma collected at study enrollment in 1993/1994 for HPV-16 (n = 9949), HPV-18 (n = 9928), HPV-31 (n = 9932), and HPV-45 (n = 3019). Seropositivity was defined as five standard deviations above the mean optical density obtained for studied virgins (n = 573). HPV-1 6, -18, -31, and -45 seroprevalence was 15, 15, 16, and 11%, respectively. Of women DNA-positive for HPV-16, -18, -31, or -45, seropositivity was 45, 34, 51, and 28%, respectively. Peak HPV seroprevalence occurred a decade after DNA prevalence; lifetime number of sexual partners was the key determinant of seropositivity independent of DNA status and age. DNA- and sero-positive women showed the highest risk for concurrent CIN3/cancer, followed by DNA-positive, sero-negative women.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1248-1254
Number of pages7
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume89
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 6 2003

Keywords

  • Cervical cancer
  • HPV
  • Predictors
  • Seroprevalence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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