Abstract
To test the usefulness of a commercial DNA hybridization assay for the detection of high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) types in archival cervical smears and to compare the sensitivity with that of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using consensus primers.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1079-83 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Acta cytologica |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Keywords
- DNA, Viral
- Female
- Humans
- Longitudinal Studies
- Nucleic Acid Hybridization
- Papillomaviridae
- Papillomavirus Infections
- Pilot Projects
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
- Risk Factors
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Tumor Virus Infections
- Vaginal Smears