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Detection of high-risk human papillomavirus infection in tonsillar specimens using 2 commercially available assays.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Dec 2016
Cockerill Cara C, Orvidas Laura J, Moore Eric J, Binnicker Matthew J, Duresko Brian J, Espy Mark J, Cockerill Franklin R, Tombers Nicole M, Pritt Bobbi S
Abstract excerpt
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE PREVALENCE OF HIGH-RISK HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS (HRHPV) INFECTION IN TONSILLAR SWABS AND TISSUE: Patients undergoing tonsillectomy for nonmalignant causes were enrolled. A flocked swab and fresh tissue were collected from the left and right tonsil of each patient. Specimens were tested for hrHPV DNA using the Roche cobas test and for the presence of E6/E7 messenger RNA...
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