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Herpes simplex virus type 2: A possible interaction with human papillomavirus types 16/18 in the development of invasive cervical cancer
30 Sept 1991
Abstract excerpt
A case-control study of 766 histologically confirmed incident cases of invasive cervical cancer and 1,532 hospital and community controls was conducted in Latin America to evaluate the etiologic role of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) and to examine whether HSV-2 interacts with other risk factors. In addition to a personal interview, all subjects were asked to donate blood samples and cervical swabs for...
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