Article
Infection with high-risk HPV types among female sex workers in northern Vietnam.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2013
Hoang Huyen Thi Thanh, Ishizaki Azumi, Nguyen Cuong Hung, Tran Vuong Thi, Matsushita Kaori, Saikawa Kunikazu, Hosaka Norimitsu, Pham Hung Viet, Bi Xiuqiong, Ta Van Thanh, Van Pham Thuc, Ichimura Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Vaccines against two high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) types, HPV-16, and HPV-18, are in use currently, with high efficacy for preventing infections with these HPV types and consequent cervical cancers. However, circulating HPV types can vary with geography and ethnicity. The aim of this study...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Cervix Uteri
- Cross-Sectional Studies
- Cytological Techniques
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Microarray Analysis
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction