HPV16 persistent infection and recurrent disease after LEEP

Abstract Background About 23% of patients develop CIN2+ after LEEP treatment due to residual or recurrent lesions. The majority of patients with HPV infection were HPV negative before treatment, but 16,4% were still HPV 16 positive after treatment, indicating that conization do not necessarily clear...

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Main Authors: Maria Teresa Bruno, Nazzario Cassaro, Salvatore Garofalo, Sara Boemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-019-1252-3