Article
Type-Specific Identification of Genital Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women with Cytological Abnormality.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2016
Vargas Hernán, Sánchez Jenny P, Guerrero Mónica L, Ortiz Leider T, Rodríguez Dayanne M, Amaya Jairo, Diaz Liliana P, Gómez Sandra L, Golijow Carlos
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To estimate the frequency of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and the genotype distribution of HPV among women with a Pap smear showing atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASC-US) attending the Program for the Detection and Control of Cervical Cancer in Bogotá, Colombia. STUDY DESIGN: Cervical samples from 200 women with an ASC-US Pap smear were analyzed for the presence of HPV...
Topics
- Adult
- Atypical Squamous Cells of the Cervix
- Cervix Uteri
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papanicolaou Test
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
