Human papillomavirus viral load in predicting high-grade CIN in women with cervical smears showing only atypical squamous cells or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion

CONTEXT: Human papillomavirus (HPV) viral load may have an important role in predicting high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in women with cervical smears showing atypical squamous cells or LSIL. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the assessment of the viral load of high-risk HPV DNA is...

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Main Authors: André Luis Ferreira Santos, Sophie Françoise Mauricette Derchain, Marcos Roberto Martins, Luís Otávio Zanatta Sarian, Edson Zangiacome Martinez, Kari Juhani Syrjänen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802003000600004&lng=en&tlng=en