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[Human papillomavirus: prevalence and genotypes found among HIV-positive and negative women at a reference center in the far south of Brazil].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Entiauspe Ludmila Gonçalves, Teixeira Lisiane Ortiz, Mendoza-Sassi Raul Andrés, Gonçalves Carla Vitola, Gonçalves Paulo, Martinez Ana Maria Barral de
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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was detect the presence of human papillomavirus and investigate the prevalence and distribution of the HPV-6, 11, 16 and 18 genotypes among HIV-1 positive and negative women. METHODS: Samples of cervical smears from 98 women were analyzed using the nested polymerase chain reaction for the presence of HPV and using the type-specific technique for genotype detection. Genotypes...
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