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Papillomavirus Infection

High incidence of HPV in women with normal cytology

Published in Blood Weekly, February 24th, 2005

There is a high incidence of human papillomavirus in women with normal cytology.

"Data on the incidence and determinants of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in women 130 years old are scarce.

"To address this, a cohort of 1610 women - 15-85 years old, HPV negative, and with normal cytological results at baseline - was monitored every 6 months for an average of 4.1 years," scientists writing in the Journal of Infectious Diseases report.

"Information on risk factors and cervical samples for cytological testing and detection and typing of HPV DNA was obtained at each visit. The incidence of high-risk types was higher than...

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