Detection by PCR of human papillomavirus in Colombia: Comparison of GP5+/6+ and MY09/11 primer sets

► HPV infection frequency was studied in 1810 Colombian women. ► 60.2% of the women positive for HPV DNA were infected with more than 1 viral type. ► The GP5+/6+ primer set was better at detecting low viral copy numbers. ► The MY09/11 primer set was better at detecting coinfections. ► The use of a single primer set might lead to underestimating HPV infection rates.