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Cervical Precancer Risk in HIV-Infected Women Who Test Positive for Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus Despite a Normal Pap Test.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Nov 2015
Keller Marla J, Burk Robert D, Massad L Stewart, Eltoum Isam-Eldin, Hessol Nancy A, Castle Philip E, Anastos Kathryn, Xie Xianhong, Minkoff Howard, Xue Xiaonan, D'Souza Gypsyamber, Flowers Lisa, Levine Alexandra M, Colie Christine, Rahangdale Lisa, Fischl Margaret A, Palefsky Joel M, Strickler Howard D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Determining cervical precancer risk among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected women who despite a normal Pap test are positive for oncogenic human papillomavirus (oncHPV) types is important for setting screening practices. METHODS: A total of 2791 HIV-infected and 975 HIV-uninfected women in the Women's Interagency HIV Study were followed semiannually with Pap tests and colposcopy. Cumulative...
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