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Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in HIV-1-infected women in Seattle, USA and Nairobi, Kenya: results from the Women's HIV Interdisciplinary Network (WHIN).
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Sept 2010
Luque Amneris E, Hitti Jane, Mwachari Christina, Lane Christopher, Messing Susan, Cohn Susan E, Adler David, Rose Robert, Coombs Robert
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BACKGROUND: HIV-infected women have a high prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and are more likely to be infected with HPV genotypes that are considered high-risk and have the potential for progressing to cervical cancer. The currently available HPV vaccines protect against specific HPV genotypes that may not be the most important causes of dysplasia and potentially of cervical cancer in...
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