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Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus infection in women from North Sardinia, Italy.

BMC public health - 11 Oct 2011

Piana Andrea, Sotgiu Giovanni, Castiglia Paolo, Pischedda Stefania, Cocuzza Clementina, Capobianco Giampiero, Marras Vincenzo, Dessole Salvatore, Muresu Elena

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BACKGROUND: Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been associated with several disorders of the genital tract, skin and oropharynx. The aims of our study were to evaluate the prevalence of HPV infection in women between 15 and 54 years of age in North Sardinia, Italy, to identify the prevalence of High Risk - Human papillomaviruses (HR-HPV) genotypes and to establish a correlation between molecular and cytological...

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Adolescent
Adult
Coinfection
DNA, Viral
Female
Genotype
Humans
Italy
Middle Aged
Papillomaviridae
Papillomavirus Infections

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Prevalence

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction

Uterine Cervical Diseases

Vaginal Smears

Young Adult

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PMID: 21989375
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-785
PMCID: PMC3208589

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