Contamination of environmental surfaces by genital human papillomaviruses

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-138

  Strauss, S ^a   Sastry, P ^a   Sonnex, C ^a   Edwards, S ^b   Gray, Jim ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GLOBIN; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CONDYLOMA; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENT; GLOVE; HEALTH CENTER; INSTRUMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WART VIRUS;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DNA, VIRAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; GLOBINS; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 0036107293     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.78.2.135     Document Type: Article

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