Article
Type-specific human papillomavirus detection in cervical smears in Romania.
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica - 1 Jan 2011
Anton Gabriela, Peltecu Gheorghe, Socolov Demetra, Cornitescu Florinel, Bleotu Coralia, Sgarbura Zorela, Teleman Sergiu, Iliescu Dominic, Botezatu Anca, Goia Cristina D, Huica Irina, Anton Ana-Cristina
Abstract excerpt
Although Romania has one of the highest incidence of cervical cancer in Europe (30 new cases/100 000 women), little is known about the distribution of the human papillomaviruses (HPV) genotypes in this population. We seek to determine the distribution of HPV genotypes in women with normal and abnormal cervical cytology. We analyzed 460 cervical cytology specimens from women who self-referred to the gynecologic...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Chi-Square Distribution
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Papillomaviridae
