A Retrospective Study about the Impact of Switching from Nested PCR to Multiplex Real-Time PCR on the Distribution of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotypes

A Retrospective Study about the Impact of Switching from Nested PCR to Multiplex Real-Time PCR on the Distribution of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotypes

Background and objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent etiological agent of viral sexually-transmitted infection. This study retrospectively evaluated the impact of a switch to a real-time PCR assay in the HPV prevalence and genotypes distribution by a quasi-experimental before-...

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Main Authors: Raffaele Del Prete, Luigi Ronga, Grazia Addati, Raffaella Magrone, Angela Abbasciano, Domenico Di Carlo, Luigi Santacroce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-07-01
Series:Medicina
Subjects:
HPV
sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
laboratory methods
PCR
genotypes
surveillance
epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/55/8/418

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