Screening for persistent high-risk HPV infections may be a valuable screening method for young women; A retrospective cohort study.

Screening for persistent high-risk HPV infections may be a valuable screening method for young women; A retrospective cohort study.

INTRODUCTION:Screening of young women is often discouraged because of the high risk of unnecessary diagnostics or overtreatment. Multiple countries therefore use cytology instead of high risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV)-testing as screening method for young women because of the limited specificity...

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Main Authors: Renée M F Ebisch, Pleun J W Ketelaars, Wouter M H van der Sanden, Channa E Schmeink, Charlotte H Lenselink, Albert G Siebers, Leon F A G Massuger, Willem J G Melchers, Ruud L M Bekkers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6200272?pdf=render

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