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Evaluation of dry and wet transport of at-home self-collected vaginal swabs for human papillomavirus testing.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Nov 2012
Wolfrum Sarah G, Koutsky Laura A, Hughes James P, Feng Qinghua, Xi Long Fu, Shen Zhenping, Winer Rachel L
Abstract excerpt
Our objective was to compare human papillomavirus (HPV) detection in paired self-collected vaginal samples transported by overnight mail in liquid specimen transport medium (STM) (wet) or in dry tubes (dry). Women aged 18-24 years were recruited online to self-collect vaginal swab samples at home...
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