Human papillomavirus genotypes in asymptomatic young women from public schools in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Genótipos de papilomavírus humanos em mulheres jovens assintomáticas de escolas públicas do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this work was to survey HPV information from a random population of young women from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study included cervical samples from 241 female students. To determine human papillomavirus status, polymerase chain reaction amplificat...

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Main Authors: Ledy Horto Santos Oliveira, Maria Diva Paes Lima Ferreira, Everton Faccini Augusto, Fabiana Gil Melgaço, Larissa Silva Santos, Silvia Maria Baeta Cavalcanti, Maria Luiza Garcia Rosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-02-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000100002

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