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Genital human papillomavirus genotypes in northwestern Tanzania.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Sept 2003
Mayaud Philippe, Weiss Helen A, Lacey Charles J N, Gill Dilbinder K, Mabey David C W
Abstract excerpt
Using MY09-MY11 PCR and human papillomavirus (HPV) typing by reverse blot hybridization, we found a 34% cervical HPV prevalence among 561 pregnant women in Tanzania. One hundred three of 123 women (84%) with typeable samples harbored high-risk oncogenic strains. HPV type 16 (HPV-16) was the most...
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