Prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-16 genotyping by real-time PCR in patients with several cervical pathologies

PURPOSE: this study was planned to evaluate the prevalence of HPV (excepting type 16) and HPV 16 by real-time PCR in colposcopy patients and to interprete the results with age, age of first sexual intercourse (FSI), parity and Pap smear results. METHODS: one hundred and two colposcopy patients (50 a...

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Main Authors: Bedia Dinc, Seyyal Rota, Anil Onan, Gulendam Bozdayi, Cagatay Taskiran, Aydan Biri, Haldun Güner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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