Article
Prevalence and risk profile of cervical Human papillomavirus infection in Zhejiang Province, southeast China: a population-based study.
Virology journal - 23 Mar 2010
Ye Jing, Cheng Xiaodong, Chen Xiaojing, Ye Feng, Lü Weiguo, Xie Xing
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Benign or malignant lesions caused by Human papillomavirus (HPV) produce considerable health burden worldwide. Since limited cross-protection would be offered between HPV types, heterogeneity in HPV type-specific distribution should be taken into account when predicting the effect of current prophylactic vaccines and forming the basic for the second-generation vaccines targeted to specific regions....
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Cervix Uteri
- China
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- Sexual Behavior
- Young Adult
