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Prevalence of HPV infections in surgical smoke exposed gynecologists.
International archives of occupational and environmental health - 1 Jan 2021
Hu Xiaoli, Zhou Qingfeng, Yu Jian, Wang Jing, Tu Quanmei, Zhu Xueqiong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been reported recently in surgical smoke generated by gynecological operations. The objective of this study was to investigate whether gynecologists who have performed electrosurgery including loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), are at risk of acquiring HPV DNA through surgical smoke. METHODS: A related questionnaire was designed and 700 gynecologist nasal...
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