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Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus among women older than 18 years in Egypt: a multicenter, observational study.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Dec 2014
Shaltout Mohamed Fadel, Sallam Hassan N, AbouSeeda Maged, Moiety Fady, Hemeda Hossam, Ibrahim Ahmed, Sherbini Moutaz E L, Rady Helmy, Gopala Kusuma, DeAntonio Rodrigo
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OBJECTIVES: Persistent infection with high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) is associated with premalignant lesions and cervical cancer, the third most common cancer amongst women globally and the second most frequent in Egypt. We studied the prevalence and type distribution of HPV and documented HPV infection awareness and health-related behaviours for HPV infection. METHODS: This was a multicenter,...
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