The environmental cofactors in carcinogenesis in high risk HPV/HIV-positive women

The objective of the present study was to assess the presence of human papilloma virus (HPV) in HIV-infected women, with comparison between the Papanicolaou cytologic technique and the molecular PCR technique, as well as to determine the type of HPV, to measure cellular immunocompetence and to ident...

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Main Authors: Michele Paulo, Alex Bittencourt Borges, Geraldo Duarte, Silvana Maria Quintana, Marlise Bonetti Agostinho Montes, Maria Regina Torqueti Toloi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HPV
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000200003&lng=en&tlng=en