Article
Frequency of human papillomavirus infection and genotype distribution among women with known cytological diagnosis in a Southern Italian region.
Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene - 1 Dec 2010
Chironna M, Neve A, Sallustio A, De Robertis A, Quarto M, Germinario C, Lepera A, Cicinelli E, Carriero C, Pinto V, Miniello G, Borraccino V, Blasi N, Romano F, Noya E
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: In the Puglia region (South Italy) about 200 new hospitalizations for cervical cancer are registered every year. The study investigated the frequency of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the genotype distribution of HPV in a sample of women with known cytology attending the outpatient clinics of four Gynecological Departments of the University of Bari over a four-year period (2005-2008)....
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