Article
Pre-vaccination epidemiology of human papillomavirus infections in Japanese women with abnormal cytology.
The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 1 Nov 2011
Yamasaki Kentaro, Miura Kiyonori, Shimada Takako, Ikemoto Rie, Miura Shoko, Murakami Makoto, Sameshima Tetsuro, Fujishita Akira, Kotera Kouhei, Kinoshita Akira, Yoshiura Koh-Ichiro, Masuzaki Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the pre-vaccination epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and genotypes in women with abnormal cytology in Nagasaki, Japan. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We performed Pap smear tests, biopsies and HPV genotype testing in Nagasaki Prefecture from August 2007 through November 2009. RESULTS: During the study period, serial samples of uterine cervical specimens were obtained from...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
- Cervix Uteri
- Cytodiagnosis
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Japan
- Middle Aged
