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Good agreements between self and clinician-collected specimens for the detection of human papillomavirus in Brazilian patients.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Jun 2014
Campos Karla Lopes Mandu de, Machado Ana Paula, Almeida Flávia Gatto de, Bonin Camila Mareti, Prata Thiago Theodoro Martins, Almeida Larissa Zatorre, Padovani Cacilda Tezelli Junqueira, Ferreira Alda Maria Teixeira, Fernandes Carlos Eurico Dos Santos, Tozetti Inês Aparecida
Abstract excerpt
Women infected with human papillomavirus (HPV) are at a higher risk of developing cervical lesions. In the current study, self and clinician-collected vaginal and cervical samples from women were processed to detect HPV DNA using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with PGMY09/11 primers. HPV genotypes were determined using type-specific PCR. HPV DNA detection showed good concordance between self and...
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