Introducción:

The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) sexually transmitted infections and a problem that affects public health. There is a relationship between HPV and the development of cancer. Currently there are more than 200 genotypes, which were classified through phylogenetic studies, high-risk genotypes (HR) are one of the main causes of cervical cancer, and this in turn is the fourth cancer that occurs with more frequently among women around the world.

Objetivos:

To determine the prevalence of high and low risk HPV in patients asymptomatic Peruvian women.

Materiales y Métodos:

Seven hundred and eighty samples were collected of the ectocervix and endocervix using a disposable cytobrush from patients asymptomatic Peruvian women. Human papillomavirus identification was performed by PCR gene sequencing. Te HPV genotypes were classifed based on the IARC classifcation for cancer risk: high and low risk.

Resultados:

The population studied was between 18 and 60 years old. A total of 780 samples were analyzed by PCR, of which 174 were positive for HPV. Then, were classifed according to its oncogenic potential. Of the total of the positive samples, the 68.97% were high-risk HPV, and the 34.03% were low-risk HPV. The genotype of high-risk HPV more frecuency were 16 with 31.67%. Also, the genotypes 58 (14.17%), 53 (13.33%), 66 (10.00%), 56 (5.83%) and 31 (5.00%). The 26–35 and 36–45 age groups showed the highest proportion of HPV positive samples with a total of 51.7% (90/174) and 26.43% (46/174), respectively.

Discusión / Conclusiones:

There is a high prevalence oh HPV among Peruvian women, and the group of 26–35 are the the most afected. Also, the genotype of high risk most frecuency found was 16. For this reason, for this reason way to prevent fatal deseases, it’s esential a early diagnostic.