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HPV Genotype Prevalence and Success of Vaccination to Prevent Cervical Cancer.
Acta cytologica - 1 Jan 2020
Leite Katia Ramos Moreira, Pimenta Ruan, Canavez Juliana, Canavez Flavio, de Souza Fernando R, Vara Ligia, Estivallet Carmen, Camara-Lopes Luiz Heraldo
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BACKGROUND: Nearly 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer are estimated annually worldwide. Three vaccines are currently licensed to prevent cervical cancer. The success of vaccination depends mainly on the prevalence of HPV genotypes, and many cases of HPV infection have been diagnosed after vaccination. Our aim was to search for HPV genotyping in cervical samples to verify the proportion of women that remain...
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