A. Alemayehu, J. Markus, K. Závodná, R. Lohajová Behulová
Cervical carcinoma resulting from infection is one of the most common cancers in
women worldwide, as well as in Slovakia. The prevalence of HPV types shows some
geographical differences, which can serve as useful information for the development
of new vaccines. In this retrospective study, we analysed the occurrence of the
12 most common types of high-risk papilloma viruses from 2009 to 2015 in exocervical
samples sent to our laboratory. The presence of HPV was detected in 59.2% of
patients, with the highest prevalence of HPV 16, the percentage of which was significantly
elevated in patients with the most severe cytological findings. However, high
frequency of other HPV types also points to the importance of incorporation of other
HPV genotypes into the new vaccines.