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Epidemiology of human papillomavirus infection and abnormal cytologic test results in an urban adolescent population.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2004
Tarkowski Trudee A, Koumans Emilia H, Sawyer Mary, Pierce Antonya, Black Carolyn M, Papp John R, Markowitz Lauri, Unger Elizabeth R
Abstract excerpt
We determined the prevalence of and the risk factors for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and abnormal cytologic test results in 312 adolescent girls (mean age, 16.1 years). Subjects had a median of 2 years of sexual activity and 4 lifetime sex partners. Cervical HPV was detected by use of L1-consensus polymerase chain reaction in 64% of subjects; half of those with HPV had >1 type, and 77% had >/=1 high-risk...
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