title: Prevalence of Epstein-Barr virus in the cervix.
abstract: Cervical smears from 327 women were examined using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeted to a sequence in the Bam H1 W region of the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) to determine the prevalence of the virus in the cervix. EBV was detected in 131 (40%) of the 327 women. Of the 235 women with normal cytology, 98 (42%) were positive. Of the 92 women with dyskariotic smears, 33 (36%) were positive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Aberdeen Medical School.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Melvin
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Sewell
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flannelly
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*