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Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus by cobas 4800 HPV test in urban Peru.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Iwasaki Ricardo, Galvez-Philpott Felipe, Arias-Stella Javier, Arias-Stella Javier
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Molecular tests allow the detection of high-risk human papillomavirus in cervical samples, playing an important role in the prevention of cervical cancer. OBJECTIVES: We performed a study to determine the prevalence of HPV 16, HPV 18 and other high-risk human papillomavirus (pool 12 genotypes) in Peruvian females from diverse urban areas using the cobas 4800 HPV test. METHODS: Routine cervical samples...
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