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Population-based prevalence of cervical infection with human papillomavirus genotypes 16 and 18 and other high risk types in Tlaxcala, Mexico.
BMC infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2016
Rudolph Samantha E, Lorincz Attila, Wheeler Cosette M, Gravitt Patti, Lazcano-Ponce Eduardo, Torres-Ibarra Leticia, León-Maldonado Leith, Ramírez Paula, Rivera Berenice, Hernández Rubí, Franco Eduardo L, Cuzick Jack, Méndez-Hernández Pablo, Salmerón Jorge
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer remains an important cause of cancer mortality for Mexican women. HPV 16/18 typing may help to improve cervical cancer screening. Here we present the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) including HPV16 and HPV18 from the FRIDA (Forwarding Research for Improved Detection and Access) population. METHODS: Beginning in 2013, we recruited 30,829 women aged 30-64 in...
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