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Human papillomavirus genotypes and their prevalence in a cohort of women in Trinidad.
Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health - 1 Apr 2011
Andall-Brereton Glennis M, Hosein Felicia, Salas Rosa A, Mohammed Wayne, Monteil Michele A, Goleski Vanessa, Severini Alberto, Quesnel Sarah M M, Carrington Christine V F, Boodram Laura Lee, Boisson Eldonna, Akpaka Patrick E, Paul Rosemarie C
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes and their relative prevalences were determined in a cohort of 310 sexually active women in Trinidad, West Indies. METHODS: Cervical samples were collected with Ayre's spatulas and endocervical brushes. Samples were used for the conventional Papanicolaou test and for determining HPV genotypes by amplification of a section of the viral L1 gene, followed by DNA...
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