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High-risk human papillomavirus diversity among indigenous women of western Botswana with normal cervical cytology and dysplasia.
BMC infectious diseases - 15 Oct 2024
Rantshabeng Patricia S, Tsima Billy M, Ndlovu Andrew K, Motlhatlhedi Keneilwe, Sharma Kirthana, Masole Carol B, Moraka Natasha O, Motsumi Kesego, Maoto-Mokote Angela K T, Eshetu Alemayehu B, Tawe Leabaneng, Gaolathe Tendani, Moyo Sikhulile, Kyokunda Lynnette T
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BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer remains a public health problem despite heavy global investment in health systems especially in low-and-middle-income countries (LMIC). Prophylactic vaccines against the most commonly detected human papillomavirus (HPV) types in cervical cancers are available and decisions on the selection of vaccine design depends on the prevalence of high-risk (hr) HPV genotypes for a particular...
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