Latent human papillomavirus infection in pregnant women at term: A case- control study

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 277-280

  Tenti, Patrizia ^a   Zappatore, Rita ^b   Migliora, Paola ^b   Spinillo, Arsenio ^b   Maccarini, Umberto ^b   De Benedittis, Marisa ^b   Vesentini, Nicoletta ^b   Marchitelli, Giovanni ^b   Silini, Enrico ^b   Carnevali, Luciano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX CYTOLOGY; VAGINITIS; VIRUS TYPING; WART VIRUS;

EID: 16944362412     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517266     Document Type: Article

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