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Research from University of North Carolina, Department of Epidemiology in the area of life sciences published

Published in Vaccine Weekly, December 19th, 2007

New investigation results, 'Human papillomavirus detection by penile site in young men from Kenya,' are detailed in a study published in Sexually Transmitted Diseases. According to recent research from the United States, "Limited data are available on whether sampling from the penile shaft or urethra increases detection of penile HPV infection in men beyond that found in the glans and coronal sulcus. Within a randomized clinical trial, a validation study of penile sampling was conducted in Kisumu, Kenya."

"Young men (18-24 years) were invited to provide penile exfoliated cells using prewetted Dacron swabs to determine the best site for HPV detection. beta-Globin...

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