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Episodic detection of human papillomavirus within a longitudinal cohort of young women.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Dec 2015
Shew Marcia L, Ermel Aaron C, Tong Yan, Tu Wanzhu, Qadadri Brahim, Brown Darron R
Abstract excerpt
Redetection of a type-specific human papillomavirus (HPV) infection may represent reinfection. However, a growing body of literature suggests that reactivation of HPV is common and that episodic detection of a HPV infection may represent reactivation of a persistent virus. A cohort of prospectively followed adolescent women (N = 150), ages 14-17, was observed on average 6.4 years. The authors describe the...
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