hrHPV prevalence and type distribution in rural Zimbabwe: A community-based self-collection study using near-point-of-care GeneXpert HPV testing

hrHPV prevalence and type distribution in rural Zimbabwe: A community-based self-collection study using near-point-of-care GeneXpert HPV testing

Objectives: High-risk human papilloma viruses (hrHPV) are the causative agents of cervical cancer, the leading cause of cancer deaths among Zimbabwean women. The objective of this study was to describe the hrHPV types found in Zimbabwe for consideration in cervical cancer screening and vaccination e...

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Main Authors: Megan B. Fitzpatrick, Racheal S. Dube Mandishora, David A. Katzenstein, Kathy McCarty, Jenna Weber, Malaya K. Sahoo, Justen Manasa, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje, Benjamin A. Pinsky
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971219300864

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