CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LOS GENOTIPOS FRECUENTES DEL VIRUS DEL PAPILOMA HUMANO EN MUJERES ATENDIDAS EN LOS HOSPITALES MONTE SINAI Y DEL SEGURO SOCIAL CUENCA- ECUADOR. 2008- 2014.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of hu- man papilloma virus genotypes in cervical-uterine samples and their relation to risk factors in women with active sex life in Cuenca. METHODOLOGY: It is a cross-sectional observatio- nal study with a sample of 500 women from Cuen- ca who were attended in the Monte Sinai Hospi- tal and the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS). The exams were carried out in the BIONCO- GEN Molecular Biology Laboratory which is loca- ted in Cuenca. The Real Time PCR technique plus the Pap examination were used. RESULTS: The prevalence of HPV was 78.4 % and the most frequent genotype was the HPV 16 with 26.2 %. On the other hand, the CIN I with 27% is the most frequent gynecological pathology. CONCLUSION: The genotypes 16/18 represent the types of HPV that are directly related to the de- velopment of cervical cancer because when it is correlated with cytology (Pap) it is demonstrated that the cell undergoes morphological changes (koilocytosis).