Article
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 sm...
Topics
- Adult
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Genotype
- HIV Seropositivity
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Papanicolaou Test
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Precancerous Conditions
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms