Article
Variability of polymerase chain reaction-based detection of human papillomavirus DNA is associated with the composition of vaginal microbial flora.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 1994
McNicol P, Paraskevas M, Guijon F
Abstract excerpt
The results of repeated human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing were compared to changes in cervical pathology and the composition of vaginal microorganisms. A cohort of 19 women with HPV cervical infections in the absence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia at enrollment was reexamined on average at 7.3-month intervals over a 2-year period. At each follow-up visit, cytological and colposcopic examinations were...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- Cohort Studies
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction