Article
HPV genotype prevalence in cytologically abnormal cervical samples from women living in south Italy.
Virus research - 1 May 2008
Capra Giuseppina, Giovannelli Lucia, Bellavia Carmelina, Migliore Maria Colomba, Caleca Maria Pia, Perino Antonio, Ammatuna Pietro
Abstract excerpt
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the commonest sexually transmitted infection, and high-risk HPV types are associated with cervical carcinogenesis. This study investigated: the HPV type-specific prevalence in 970 women with an abnormal cytological diagnosis; and the association of HPV infe...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cervix Uteri
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Italy
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Prevalence
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia
