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Prevalence and genotypes identification of human papillomavirus infection in a population of South Italy.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jun 2008
Del Prete Raffaele, Di Taranto Anna Maria, Lipsi Maria Rosaria, Nirchio Vincenzo, Antonetti Raffaele, Miragliotta Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A limited number of human papillomavirus (HPV) types account for the majority of invasive cervical cancer cases. OBJECTIVES: To assess, in a southern Italian region, where HPV infection had not yet been investigated, the prevalence of type-specific HPV infection. STUDY DESIGN: Multiplex PCR was used to test cervical specimens from 871 asymptomatic women. RESULTS: The HPV infection rate was 23.1%, with...
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