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Initial viral load in cases of single human papillomavirus 16 or 52 persistent infection is associated with progression of later cytopathological findings in the uterine cervix.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2013
Hamaguchi Daisuke, Miura Kiyonori, Abe Shuhei, Kinoshita Akira, Miura Shoko, Yamasaki Kentaro, Yoshiura Koh-ichiro, Masuzaki Hideaki
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between viral load in single human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 or 52 persistent infection and the progression of later cytopathological findings in the uterine cervix. Cervical cytology and HPV genotyping tests were repeated within 3-6 months in 305 women with oncogenic HPV. Twenty-four cases of single HPV 52 persistent infection and 24 cases of single HPV 16...
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