CLEARANCE OF CERVICAL HUMAN-PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION BY TREATMENT FORCERVICAL DYSPLASIA

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) after treatment for cervical dysplasia, St udy Design: The presence of HPV was investigated in cervical scrapes o f 91 patients, before and after treatment, using consensus primers in the polymerase chain reaction. Results: Before treatment for cervical dysplasia, 89 of 91 patients (98%) were HPV-positive compared with 28 of 91 patients (31%) after treatment. The BPV type present before trea tment was round in the scrapes of only 9 of 89 patients (10%). Detecti on of HPV after treatment was associated with human immunodeficiency v irus infection and incomplete conization. Conclusion: The? HPV type pr esent before treatment tr;as frequently cleared by treatment for cervi cal dysplasia.