The prevalence of human papillomavirus in cervical lesions with koilocytosis and/or CIN I.
Thirty-one patients with koilocytosis and/or concomitant CIN I were analysed for the presence of HPV types 11, 16 and 18 by in situ hybridization and Southern blot analysis. The prevalence of HPV was 48% and 55%, respectively, when measured by the two methods and among the HPV positive, HPV 11 and 16 were present in 47% and 60%, respectively, whereas HPV 18 was not found.
Iversen
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AK
Institute of Medical Microbiology, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Duun
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S
Sebbelov
A M
AM
Norrild
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B
D015139:Blotting, Southern; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D027383:Papillomaviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015995:Prevalence; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*