OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência e os genótipos do HPV e identificar os fatores associados à infecção em mulheres, gestantes e não gestantes HIV-1 positivas e negativas, atendidas nos Ambulatórios de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia e em Unidades Básicas de Saúde em Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. MÉTODOS: Amostras de células cervicais de 302 mulheres foram analisadas para presença de HPV e genótipos por reação em cadeia da polimerase, aninhada e em sequenciamento. Foram calculadas as razões de prevalência associadas às variáveis estudadas por meio do teste exato de Fisher ou χ² e de regressão de Poisson. Foram excluídas as participantes sem material suficiente para realizar a extração de DNA. RESULTADOS: Das 302 mulheres incluídas no estudo, o HPV foi detectado em 55 (18,2%); destas, 31 eram gestantes, apresentando uma associação significativa para a presença do HPV (p=0,04) quando comparadas às não gestantes. Os fatores de risco para infecção foram: pacientes com idades <20 anos (p=0,04), início precoce das relações sexuais (p=0,04), ausência do exame citopatológico (p=0,01), diagnóstico de citopatológico alterado (p=0,001) e contagem <349 células/mm³ (p=0,05). No entanto, a multiparidade constitui-se como fator de proteção para a infecção (p=0,01). Na análise multivariada, demonstrou-se que idade <20 anos (RP=2,8; IC95% 1,0 - 7,7, p=0,04) e diagnóstico de citopatológico alterado (RP=11,1; IC95% 3,0 - 4,1, p=0,001) persistiram associadas significativamente à infecção. O genótipo foi determinado em 47 amostras (85,4%), apresentando um por infecção: oito HPV 16 e 58; seis HPV 6; quatro HPV 18 e 33; três HPV 53 e 82; dois HPV 83 e 61; um HPV 31, 35, 45, 64, 68, 71 e 85. CONCLUSÕES: A prevalência de detecção do HPV foi de 18,2%, os genótipos mais frequentes foram o 16 e 58, sendo que fatores sociodemográficos e ginecológicos apresentaram associação com a infecção viral.

PURPOSE: To determine the HPV prevalence and genotypes and to identify factors associated with infection in pregnant and non-pregnant women with positive or negative HIV-1, treated in Gynecology and Obstetrics Ambulatories and in Health Primary Units, in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. METHODS: Cervical cells samples from 302 patients were analyzed for HPV presence and genotypes were determined by nested and sequencing polymerase chain reaction. We calculated prevalence ratios associated with the studied variables by Fisher's exact or χ² tests, and Poisson's regression. Women with insufficient material were excluded from the study. RESULTS: HPV was detected in 55 of the 302 women included in the study (18.2%); of these, 31 were pregnant, showing a significant association for HPV (p=0.04) when compared to non-pregnant ones. Risk factors for the infection were: patients aged <20 years-old (p=0.04), early initiation of sexual life (p=0.04), absence of cytological test (p=0.01), diagnosis of altered cytology (p=0.001), and counting <349 cells/mm³ (p=0.05). However, multi-parity was found to be a protective factor for the infection (p=0.01). Multivariate analysis showed that age <20 years-old (PR=2.8; 95%CI 1.0 - 7.7, p=0.04) and an altered cytological result (PR=11.1; 95%CI 3.0 - 4.1, p=0.001) were significantly associated with infection. HPV genotype was determined in 47 samples (85.4%) presenting one genotype per infection: eight HPV 16 and 58; six HPV 6; four HPV 18 and 33; three HPV 53 and 82; two HPV 83 and 61; one HPV 31, 35, 45, 64, 68, 71 and 85. CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of HPV detection was 18.2%, the most frequent genotypes were 16 and 58, and sociodemographic and gynecological factors were associated with viral infection.

Polymorphisms in genes that encode chemokines or their receptors can modulate susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and disease progression. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of polymorphisms CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I, CCR5-59029A and SDF1-3'A and their role in the course of HIV infection in a Southern Brazilian population. Clinical data were obtained from 249 patients for an average period of 6.4 years and genotypes were determined by standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism. Survival analyses were conducted for three outcomes: CD4+ T-cell counts below 200 cells/µL, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) or death. The frequency of the polymorphisms CCR5-Δ32, CCR2-64I, CCR5-59029A and SDF1-3'A were 0.024, 0.113, 0.487 and 0.207, respectively. CCR5-Δ32 was associated with a reduction in the risk for CD4+ T-cell depletion and with an increased risk for death after AIDS diagnosis. CCR2-64I was associated with a reduction in the risk for developing AIDS. SDF1-3'A was also associated with decreased risk for AIDS, but its effect was only evident when CCR2-64I was present as well. These results highlight the possibility of using these markers as indicators for the prognosis of disease progression and provide evidence for the importance of analysing the effects of gene polymorphisms in a combined fashion.