## Abstract Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical abnormalities, and their association with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection were studied in 488 women who visited a health center in Nairobi. PCR‐based HPV and cervical cytology tests were carried out on all participants, and
The prevalence of human papillomavirus infection in Mombasa, Kenya
✍ Scribed by Hugo De Vuyst; Maria Rita Parisi; Andrew Karani; Kishor Mandaliya; Lucy Muchiri; Salvatore Vaccarella; Marleen Temmerman; Silvia Franceschi; Flavia Lillo
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 216 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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