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Evaluation of the detection of human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical specimens by hybrid capture as screening for precancerous lesions in HIV-positive women.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 1998
Uberti-Foppa C, Origoni M, Maillard M, Ferrari D, Ciuffreda D, Mastrorilli E, Lazzarin A, Lillo F
Abstract excerpt
Given the frequency and persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and associated cytological alterations in HIV-1-positive women, the incidence of uterine cervix neoplasm is likely to increase along with patient survival. More appropriate screening programs, which, in addition to Pap smears (PS), also include tests to detect and type HPV, are needed for the early identification of precancerous cervical...
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