Prevalence, evolution, and features of infection with human papillomavirus: a 15-year longitudinal study of routine screening of a women population in the north of Spain.

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Determination of the prevalence of type-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) is important for the development of new vaccines and to prevent malignancy. The objective of this study was to determine HPV infection in two areas in the north of Spain, and their evolution in the last 15 years. Between 1991 and 2007, 7,930 fresh cervical swabs were obtained from 5,554 women (37.8 +/- 11.8 years old). From them, 425 have...

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