Resumen

QUINTERO, Militza et al. Detección molecular de VPH por PCR-RFLP en muestras del área ano-genital de hombres en el Estado Mérida, Venezuela. Rev Obstet Ginecol Venez [online]. 2013, vol.73, n.4, pp.245-250. ISSN 0048-7732.

Objective: Determine the percentage of positivity and human papillomavirus type in the genital and anal area in men, related to age, anatomical site and type of sample. Method: A descriptive, cross-sample of 882 genito-anal area of men who came voluntarily to the clinic for human papillomavirus detection and typing by PCR-RFLP. Environment: Faculty of Sciences, Laboratory of Experimental Biology and Medicine LABIOMEX, Universidad de Los Andes. Merida, Merida, Venezuela. Results: The human papillomavirus percentage of positivity was 49.9 % where human papillomavirus high risk was 46.2 % (HPV16: 12.4 %, HPV18: 11.0 % and HPV31: 6 %) and human papillomavirus low risk was 53.8 % (HPV6: 35.8 % and VPH11: 12 %). Brushing was more efficient in yield good quality DNA. The age range 20-26 years was the largest. We found a strong association between samples of the anal region and human papillomavirus high risk compared with samples from other genital areas (Chi-square = 7.405, P = 0.05). Conclusions: The human papillomavirus prevalence found in this study was high, with a high frequency of human papillomavirus high risk and with a strong association with samples of the anal region. Cervical cancer rates in our country is high compared with other countries in the region, the high frequency of human papillomavirus high risk in our male population may be a contributing factor to more women becoming infected with oncogenic types and develop this disease.

Palabras clave : Human papillomavirus; Genital and anal cancer; Male population; PCR-RFLP.