Prevention of cervical cancer in women with ASCUS in the Brazilian Unified National Health System: cost-effectiveness of the molecular biology method for HPV detection Prevenção de câncer de colo uterino em pacientes com ASCUS no Sistema Único de Saúde: custo-efetividade de método de biologia molecular para HPV

Prevention of cervical cancer in women with ASCUS in the Brazilian Unified National Health System: cost-effectiveness of the molecular biology method for HPV detection Prevenção de câncer de colo uterino em pacientes com ASCUS no Sistema Único de Saúde: custo-efetividade de método de biologia molecular para HPV

This study aimed to assess the performance of PCR as a means of detecting HPV 16/18 compared to the single probe-based PCR for detecting high-risk HPV, and evaluate these methods for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in follow-ups for ASCUS testing. It also compares the costs of cyt...

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Main Authors: Rosekeila Simões Nomelini, Patrícia Dias Neto Guimarães, Pamela Aparecida Candido, Ana Cláudia Camargo Campos, Márcia Antoniazi Michelin, Eddie Fernando Candido Murta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2012-11-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
Subjects:
Infecções por Papillomavirus
Neoplasia Intra-Epitelial Cervical
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase
Papillomavirus Infections
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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