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Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in northern Taiwanese women.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2010
Tsao Kuo-Chien, Huang Chung-Guei, Kuo Yung-Bin, Chang Ting-Chang, Sun Chien-Feng, Chang C Allen, Yang Su-Li, Chan Err-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in the general population of northern Taiwan is described. A total of 343 consecutive cervical swabs from women visiting the medical center for routine gynecologic care were included. Cervical cell cytology was examined by the Papanicolaou (Pap) test, and a PCR-based hybridization gene chip analysis was used to identify HPV genotypes. The HPV prevalence in the overall...
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