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Hospital-based prevalence of high-risk cervical HPV types infecting the general population and female sex workers in Huzhou, China.
International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - 1 Jan 2013
Wang Xiang, Gu Donghua, Lou Bin, Xu Bin, Qian Fuchu, Chen Yu
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of high-risk HPV types among female sex workers and the general population in Huzhou, China. METHODS: Cervical samples from the general population (n=292) and female sex workers (n=288) in Huzhou, China, were collected between April, 2008, and October, 2009. Demographic, behavioral, and clinical data were obtained by interview. Genotyping of the HPV L1 gene was done via a...
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