Article
Prevalence and type distribution of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in women undergoing voluntary cervical cancer screening in Italy.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Mar 2009
Agarossi Alberto, Ferrazzi Enrico, Parazzini Fabio, Perno Carlo Federico, Ghisoni Luciano
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this survey was to assess the prevalence and distribution of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes in women who underwent screening for cervical cancer in Italy. The correlation of genotypes with the cytological results was also evaluated. Cervical samples were collected from 9,947 self-referring women for cervical cancer screening. Participants were screened by liquid-based cytology and...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Aged
- Cervix Uteri
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Italy
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
