Prevalence and genotype distribution of cervical human papilomavirus infection in the pre-vaccination era: a population-based study in the Canary Islands.
Miguel AndujarEsther RouraAlejandra TorresBegoña VegaMarta PavcovichMiguel Angel SanchezAmina LubranoJose Luis TrujilloLucia AlmeidaMilagros SantanaRosaura HurtadoOctavio ArencibiaVirginia BenitoNorberto MedinaSonia CarballoMaria Del Carmen CamachoArancha Ruiz Del PozoAlfoso QuesadaEduardo SalidoSilvia de SanjoséLaia Bruninull nullnull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
It is confirmed that prevalence of HPV infection in the female population of the Canary Islands is high, but similar to that of Spain, HPV 16 being the most frequent genotype. The determinants of infection are consistent with those of other populations.