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Influence of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence and genotype distribution of HPV in cervical cancer screening population.
Virology journal - 23 Oct 2024
Zhang Han, Li Xu, Yang Zhuo, Gao Ruzhen, Chen Binghan, Li Sabrina, Xu Yingchun, Wu Jie, Yi Jie
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BACKGROUND: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA screening was a crucial element in the fight against cervical cancer and had been adopted in many countries, including China. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020 disrupted this program significantly. METHODS: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence and distribution of HPV genotypes among the population undergoing cervical cancer...
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