title: The prevalence of human papillomavirus in cervical lesions with koilocytosis and/or CIN I.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Iversen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duun
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Sebbelov
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Norrild
mesh_terms: 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*