Article
Long-term persistence of prevalently detected human papillomavirus infections in the absence of detectable cervical precancer and cancer.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Mar 2011
Castle Philip E, Rodríguez Ana Cecilia, Burk Robert D, Herrero Rolando, Wacholder Sholom, Hildesheim Allan, Morales Jorge, Rydzak Greg, Schiffman Mark
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Detailed descriptions of long-term persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in the absence of cervical precancer are lacking. METHODS: In a large, population-based natural study conducted in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, we studied a subset of 810 initially HPV-positive women with ≥ 3 years of active follow-up with ≥ 3 screening visits who had no future evidence of cervical precancer. Cervical specimens...
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