Article
Distribution of high-risk human papillomavirus genotypes among HIV-negative women with and without cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in South Africa.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
McDonald Alicia C, Denny Lynette, Wang Chunhui, Tsai Wei-Yann, Wright Thomas C, Kuhn Louise
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Large studies describing the profile of high-risk Human papillomavirus (hrHPV) genotypes among women in sub-Saharan Africa are lacking. Here we describe the prevalence and distribution of hrHPV genotypes among HIV-negative women in South Africa, with and without cervical intraepithelia...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Distribution
- Aged
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Seronegativity
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papillomaviridae
- Prevalence
- Risk Factors
- South Africa
- Young Adult
- Uterine Cervical Dysplasia