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Impact of cervical screening by human papillomavirus genotype: Population-based estimations.
PLoS medicine - 1 Oct 2023
Wang Jiangrong, Elfström K Miriam, Lagheden Camilla, Eklund Carina, Sundström Karin, Sparén Pär, Dillner Joakim
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cervical screening programs use testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes. Different HPV types differ greatly in prevalence and oncogenicity. We estimated the impact of cervical screening and follow-up for each HPV type. METHODS AND FINDINGS: For each type of HPV, we calculated the number of women needed to screen (NNS) and number of women needing follow-up (NNF) to detect or prevent one...
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